Drawing Software for Plans - Kreg Owners' Community2024-03-28T11:33:42Zhttps://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/drawing-software-for-plans?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A599360&feed=yes&xn_auth=nodownload a free trial of cadtag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-03-28:2900167:Comment:6087722014-03-28T15:45:30.894ZNorman Conyerhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/NormanConyer
<p>download a free trial of cad</p>
<p>download a free trial of cad</p> There are no easy drawing pro…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-03-05:2900167:Comment:6037492014-03-05T12:44:15.886ZJoe Voglerhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/JoeVogler
There are no easy drawing programs. I've only tried a few programs, but IMHO, Sketchup is not hard to learn. There are lots of very good YouTube videos. I learned plenty from them. OR, I Suggest you buy the very excellent ebook :<br></br>
<a href="http://www.tauntonstore.com/woodworking/sketchup.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tauntonstore.com/woodworking/sketchup.html</a><br></br>
It is tailored for WW. i use it exclusively now.<br></br>
Trust me. If you will dedicate one day to that book,…
There are no easy drawing programs. I've only tried a few programs, but IMHO, Sketchup is not hard to learn. There are lots of very good YouTube videos. I learned plenty from them. OR, I Suggest you buy the very excellent ebook :<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tauntonstore.com/woodworking/sketchup.html" target="_blank">http://www.tauntonstore.com/woodworking/sketchup.html</a><br/>
It is tailored for WW. i use it exclusively now.<br/>
Trust me. If you will dedicate one day to that book, you will be drawing boxes and boards at day's end.<br/>
THEN, draw something every day for a month to burn in the learn in'.<br/>
TIP: print a hard copy of the first five chapters if you don't have another device, such as a tablet, to display the ebook.<br/>
If I sound like an evangelist, it's 'cause I am. Sketchup rocks! It's 3D and it's free! I just downloaded Sketch Up.…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-02-16:2900167:Comment:6010622014-02-16T02:16:59.104ZRickhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/Rick627
<p>I just downloaded Sketch Up. While I am a wood working novice my computer skills are decent and I find the software fairly easy to use so far. Thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>I just downloaded Sketch Up. While I am a wood working novice my computer skills are decent and I find the software fairly easy to use so far. Thanks for the tip.</p> Google Sketch-up is the way t…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-02-15:2900167:Comment:6007322014-02-15T10:49:02.653ZBrian Rogershttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/BrianRogers
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935472579?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935472579?profile=original" width="492"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935474253?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935474253?profile=original" width="435"></img></a> Google Sketch-up is the way to go. Works good, just takes a little getting use to. You can see the finished product in pictures I have…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935472579?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="492" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935472579?profile=original"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935474253?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="435" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935474253?profile=original"/></a>Google Sketch-up is the way to go. Works good, just takes a little getting use to. You can see the finished product in pictures I have posted</p> I love sketchup. The possibil…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-02-15:2900167:Comment:6007092014-02-15T03:53:10.396ZSS81https://kregjig.ning.com/profile/SatsSehgal
I love sketchup. The possibilities are endless. I've done cabinets and more in it
I love sketchup. The possibilities are endless. I've done cabinets and more in it Here's one but its not like S…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-02-13:2900167:Comment:5997082014-02-13T03:08:09.585ZDavid Deanhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/DavidDean
<p>Here's one but its not like Sketch up but it is easy to learn and it's like setting down at the table and drawing plan's I have been useing it for 5 or 6 years its called <a href="http://www.homeplanpro.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.homeplanpro.com…</a><br></br><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935472883?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935472883?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p>Here's one but its not like Sketch up but it is easy to learn and it's like setting down at the table and drawing plan's I have been useing it for 5 or 6 years its called <a href="http://www.homeplanpro.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.homeplanpro.com</a><br/><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935472883?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935472883?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935473112?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935473112?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935474653?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935474653?profile=original" width="416"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935474758?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935474758?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a></p> Thank you everyone for the in…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-02-12:2900167:Comment:5994442014-02-12T14:44:06.753ZAndy Harrishttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/AndyHarris727
<p>Thank you everyone for the info. The info helps Jay and Matt. It was being able to quickly say what size you wanted something I could not fathom out.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for the info. The info helps Jay and Matt. It was being able to quickly say what size you wanted something I could not fathom out.</p> If you're building cabinets.…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-02-12:2900167:Comment:5996002014-02-12T11:55:59.910ZDerek Gouldhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/DerekGoiuld
<p>If you're building cabinets. Thermwood has a free package called eCabinet that works very well. You'll need to go through the registration.</p>
<p>For other work, Sketchup seems to be the way to go, but like you I find it confusing; I don't use it very often, and I find every time i go to use it I have to relearn all the basics.</p>
<p>If you're building cabinets. Thermwood has a free package called eCabinet that works very well. You'll need to go through the registration.</p>
<p>For other work, Sketchup seems to be the way to go, but like you I find it confusing; I don't use it very often, and I find every time i go to use it I have to relearn all the basics.</p> Hey Andy
Because your comment…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-02-12:2900167:Comment:5993602014-02-12T01:46:19.840ZJay Bateshttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/JayBates
<p>Hey Andy</p>
<p>Because your comment was in a friend request I couldn't directly reply to it.</p>
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<p>You can easily specify the size of a shape in SketchUp by two ways. By typing in dimensions as you drag your mouse or after the shape is defined. </p>
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<p>As an example, lets draw a simple 8' 2x4. First decide what reference plane you want to draw on. Lets go with the invisible horizontal plane formed by the red and green axis. You may need to change your camera angle so that…</p>
<p>Hey Andy</p>
<p>Because your comment was in a friend request I couldn't directly reply to it.</p>
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<p>You can easily specify the size of a shape in SketchUp by two ways. By typing in dimensions as you drag your mouse or after the shape is defined. </p>
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<p>As an example, lets draw a simple 8' 2x4. First decide what reference plane you want to draw on. Lets go with the invisible horizontal plane formed by the red and green axis. You may need to change your camera angle so that you are slightly facing down toward the red-green plane. Select the rectangle tool (or press "R" on your keyboard). Click the origin (where all the axis intersect) to drop the first corner of the rectangle. Now drag your mouse to the right to in the rough shape of a 2x4 but don't click again. Notice at this point you have a set of dimensions in the bottom right of the screen. Take note of which one dimension is larger. If the second dimension is larger then use your keypad to type 3.5,96 and press enter. This told sketchup to make the rectangle 3.5" wide and 96" long.</p>
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<p>Now that we have a 2d shape we need to "push/pull" it into a 3d shape. Select the Push/Pull tool from the toolbar or simply press "P" on the keyboard. With that tool activated you can hover your mouse over any face on your model and the face will fill up with several dots to let you know what face will be used. In this case we only have one face to work with. Click once on the face and drag it in the direction you want to pull it. In this case we need to drag it up 1.5" which is the thickness of a standard 2x4. You can either type in 1.5 for your dimension and press enter or just randomly click again somewhere in the up direction and then type in 1.5 on your keypad and press enter. SketchUp allows you the flexibility of entering the dimension and pressing enter to finalize it or typing the dimensions and pressing enter after the shape has been defined. </p>
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<p>I know it's harder to read text and understand so here is a short video that will walk you through pretty much the same process:</p>
<p><iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dCyORxzndDI?feature=player_detailpage&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0"></iframe>
</p> SketchUp is an incredible too…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-02-11:2900167:Comment:5993472014-02-11T18:51:42.793ZJay Bateshttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/JayBates
<p>SketchUp is an incredible tool for project visualization. I like to make all of my projects in SketchUp first and get all the bugs worked out before I make the first bit of sawdust. Once you have everything the way you like it you can work more efficiently in the shop. If you have any questions or get stuck somewhere send me a message and I'll be glad to help. </p>
<p>SketchUp is an incredible tool for project visualization. I like to make all of my projects in SketchUp first and get all the bugs worked out before I make the first bit of sawdust. Once you have everything the way you like it you can work more efficiently in the shop. If you have any questions or get stuck somewhere send me a message and I'll be glad to help. </p>