If you want to include everything, you can do it using “Control+A”. Take care with the way you select, if you click and drag from right to left, the selection will includes all the elements that are only partially inside of the box.įrom left to right, it will include only elements completely within the box. To convert the cube in a component or group you have to select it. Then, you can create a group or component and place it in the layer you want. Any thing you draw, do it in this layer and you’ll have no problems. To give it the height we need select the push/pull tool and again type 500.Īs you can see in the “Entity Info” window, all the parts of my cube are in the Layer 0. You must write the semicolon between the quantities. So I’ll type 500 500 again and press enter. It can be complicated sometimes to find the exact point but we can insert the dimensions manually. Click on the point you want to start, drag it keeping an eye in the dimensions box at the lower right corner and click again to set the final point. First I have to draw a square with the rectangle tool.
You can view the complete list online here.Īlmost all the tools in SketchUp are very intuitive, so I am gonna tell you a a few important tips, that can be so useful if you are a beginner. In the online edition there are only a few things you can not do, as import or export CAD files, export to PDF, print to scale, etc. I am gonna go with woodworking and millimeters. Choose the template you want to work with. Click to install it, next, select the folder if you want, install… and finish.Īgree the end user license agreement, continue and that’s it. Your operating system, agree the license and click on download. I will show how to install the “Pro version”. You can also download and install a 30 Day Trial “Pro version”. This way you will get the online free version of SketchUp. Click on “Try SketchUp” and select “For Personal Projects”. In this article you will find more information about the plans and other CAD programs. It is very easy to use and the online free version has almost all an amateur woodworker can need.Īll the plans available on this website include a 3D SketchUp.
Today I want to talk you about SketchUp, one of the most popular CAD software. The drawing, understanding and measurement of the plans will be much quicker and easier. I can say that once you take a few minutes to learn the basic functions you will end using them for all your projects. A lot of woodworkers remain reluctant to use CAD software due to they didn’t use to be intuitive or easy to use.
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