Advanced techniques to access this forum when logged in, please, sign up to the woodworking user group in your user control panel. Sep 19, 2011 dave richards is fine woodworker living in rochester, minnesota. Dave richards is an expert woodworker, contributing author to fine woodworking magazine, author of sketchup guide for woodworkers the basics dvd, and writer on the design. The fastest design and sales tool for closet manufacturers and storage space planners. From basic concept drawings to full sets of plans for complex projects, woodworkers around the world have found sketchup and layout are up to the task. Sketchup and drawing threads question for dave richards. Vray gives you the power to render anything and everything from quick design models to your most detailed 3d scenes. This release assumes you have a basic knowledge of sketchup but, as he. This sketchup guide is geared for amateur and professional woodworkers with a basic knowledge of the sketchup computerbased drawingmodeling software, who want to use it for more challenging work.
Jan 23, 2019 in this intro, i show you how to set up your sketch up software and start making your first project. Mar 05, 2016 making good use of materials in sketchup is an advanced skill. Styles collection 2011 sketchup 3d rendering tutorials. With this powerful, easytouse software, you can create furniture in the computer, just as you would in the shop. Both are grandmasters and for both their medium is clearly under their control. I might have more luck later with the full version of sketchup. He draws digital plans for fine woodworking magazine and is one of the magazines design. By day, he maintains critical life support equipment in the anesthesia department at the mayo clinic. Mar 14, 2014 if you would like to learn more about using sketchup to plan your next woodworking project, there is a lot of information free on our sketchup blog and on my personal blog. He draws digital plans for fine woodworking magazine. Dave richards is an authorized sketchup trainer, draws digital plans for fine woodworking, and is one of our design. Dave has a degree in biomedical equipment technology, and is an expert woodworker, designing furniture for professional cabinetmakers. They were created by some of the very best sketchup professionals in the world, who have freely contributed their time and skills to produce them.
Dont fall into the trap of thinking that the pro version will let you draw things that make isnt capable of. It is the only sketchup training facility with a process that allows members to make themselves comfortable about what training needs they have. As far as just drawing things like screws in sketchup, there is no difference between sketchup make and pro. Often, i would start a model and as i ran into a problem, i would search the internet for the solution. May 06, 2016 from basic concept drawings to full sets of plans for complex projects, woodworkers around the world have found sketchup and layout are up to the task. Master the intricate world of 3d modeling with the sketchup guide for woodworkers. Pictures generated with autokitchen and autodecco, by importing the closets from autoclosets. Photos of closets designed with our closets design software, autoclosets. Main features of autoclosets, the closets design software. Author dave richards geared the sketchup guide dvd for amateur and professional woodworkers with a basic knowledge of the sketchup computerbased drawingmodeling software who want to use it for more challenging work. The dvd isnt available until may and i didnt want to wait. Dave richards is fine woodworker living in rochester, minnesota. Create amazing details in sketchup springs ballroom g nicholas sonder layout for woodworkers desert ballroom 3 dave richards match photo for contractors springs ballroom k matt jackson modeling for propmaking and conceptual design desert ballroom 1 chris rosewarne extensibility team office hours director suite 2 chris fullmer nick gully.
Dave richards isnt just a sketchup superuser, hes also one of the most helpful sketchuppers on the planet literally. Dave is a contributing author to fine woodworking magazine, and to the sketchuprelated blog, design. Sketchup guide for woodworkers advanced techniques plans. Hes used sketchup pro for years as his primary visualization tool, and has taught other woodworkers all over the us. Dave richards shows us some of the best features these.
Positioningcentric information is changing the way people, businesses and governments work throughout the world. Sketchupartists have one of the largest collection of free sketchup styles available on the web. His primary use is drawing woodworking projects and plans for himself as well as for a number of professional woodworkers and cabinetmakers. Now its time to use the program for more challenging work. Dave uses sketchup for a variety of projects, but specializes in furniture. Drawing a flag display case dave demonstrates some sketchup basics while demonstrating how to draw a flag display case. Dave richards takes the viewer through the process of creating a woodworking project from concept to shop drawings. He uses sketchup for a wide variety of projects from tiny medical devices to. This one covers advanced techniques of drawing a variety of woodworking projects from hardware such as drawer pulls and hinges to barley twists, flame finials, queen annestyle padfoot table legs, and much more. Start a free 30 day trial of sketchup start my trial. Dave demonstrates some sketchup basics while demonstrating how to draw a flag display case.
Turn a padfoot leg in the queen anne style in sketchup. Fine woodworking sketchup guide for woodworkers the basics. What can i say, the first time that i heard about sketchup pro was a few years back when i was developing a haunted house attraction believe it or not. When he isnt drawing or teaching sketchup, he might be enjoying his sailboat, building something in his own shop, cooking, or making photographs. Review sketchup guide for woodworkers by dave richards. Dave richards method for using sketchup materials jeff. A little iron work some quick twisted spindles by dave richards dave richards show us more of his tips and tricks and modeling with sketchup.
Nov 02, 2009 as nobody has yet responded, i will take a whack at answering your question. I mentioned in a previous post that dave richards has released another sketchup publication. The work around is pretty easy and the program is still well worth the small amount. There are a couple of really good tutorials that are free im still going to buy this one. He uses sketchup for a wide variety of projects from tiny medical devices to architectural projects. I needed a 3d modeling software that could help give me and idea of what it would be like to walk through and build it before anything was purchased.
Dave is a sketchup forum sage, meaning that hes willing and able to answer most if not all questions that sketchup users around the world pose to the forum. I use it for designing projects, working out joinery details and. Tutorial dave richards sketchup 3d woodworking plans. Dave richards is an authorized sketchup trainer and longtime member of. As i look back on my progress learning this complex and amazing software program, i have come to the conclusion i went about it the wrong way. Id like to be able to model threads for using in 3d printed models. With sketchup success for woodworkers, any woodworker can download sketchup and be drawing helpful, detailed woodworking plans like a pro in no time at all an affordable, simple, and powerful 3d design program, sketchup can be used to create models and plans for anything a creative mind can imagine, especially simple to elaborate woodworking projects and plans.
Join dave richards and david heim for a special allday workshop devoted to the sketchup 3d design program. Dave richards has been a sketchup user and teacher for more than a 17 years. Vray lets you create the highest quality renders possible directly in sketchup. Dave richards makes sketchup easy i have been using sketchup now for about two years.
The woodworking wisdom of dave richards sketchup blog. He reveals his best tips for making sketchup simple. There are a couple of really good tutorials that are free im still going to buy thi. The photo in this blog post of the side table, is not real it exists only on hard drive. Choose the best type of sketchup training for their ongoing needs let it be a self paced learning curve or an intensive, online course. Hey dave, so, you mentioned in the other post that i should post when i found something i couldnt do in sketchup 2017. Styles collection 2011 sketchup 3d rendering tutorials by. Dave richards helped many of us when he posted on ljs. If you want a complete course full of techniques like this, you should get a copy of my digital book woodworkers guide to sketchup. Learn how to use sketchup for woodworkers in this sketchup talk with dave richards, a forum sage thats willing to answer most if not all questions about. Dave richards is to sketchup as paul sellers is to hand tools. Sketchup viewer brings 3d models to life on your ipad or iphone allowing you to open and view sketchup models any time, anywhere, on the device. Whats included 1 sketchup guide for woodworkers, dvdrom sample project, tips, shortcuts, cheat sheet, and digital plan.
Dave richards contributor the taunton press linkedin. Before i downloaded the trial version of sketchup pro, i. As nobody has yet responded, i will take a whack at answering your question. Dave richards and others on this forum can probably show you other and simpler ways of doing a taper, ive attached pictures of six steps in going from a rectangular leg to one tapered on all four sides. I started using sketchup several years ago with version 3. If you would like to learn more about using sketchup to plan your next woodworking project, there is a lot of information free on our sketchup blog and on my personal blog. A mentor of mine, dave richards a sketchup authority made this in sketchup and rendered it in kerkythea. His work has been published in fine woodworking magazine, and dave is considered by many as a foremost expert on using sketchup for. In this intro, i show you how to set up your sketch up software and start making your first project. Dovetails in sketchup popular woodworking magazine. Sketchup for woodworkers dave richards sketchup blog. His video on modeling jeffersons bookstand is my inspiration to make it through sketchups learning curve. View dave richards profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
By night, hes a an authorized sketchup trainerrockstar, contributing and teaching on the. All of these were done with the native tools and can be done in sketchup make and web as well as pro. Dave richards dave uses sketchup for a variety of projects, but specializes in furniture. Making good use of materials in sketchup is an advanced skill. Many of you know our sketchup su guru from his helpful posts on designing projects and how to use various features in su. In this great tutorial, recently posted at, dave shows us how to draw twisted iron spindles using sketchup and a few of very useful plugins to help speed up and simplify the. By applying trimbles advanced positioning solutions, productivity increases and safety improvements are being realized. I have learned a thing or two about this from some of the best woodworking sketchup users around dave richards and tim killen who write at fine s blog design. He has been with us since 20 and is a moderator for our cadcamcnclaser forum. Getting to know sketchup sketchup for woodworkers tutorial.
Richards is the author of the ebook and dvd sketchup r guide for woodworkers. Dave richards shows us some of the best features these applications have to offer to woodworkers. By night, hes a an authorized sketchup trainerrockstar, contributing and teaching on the popular blog design. Easy components using butt joints, copying components and editing components. Dave richards if youve tried sketchup for basic modeling, you know that its a powerful 3d drawing tool. Dave richards is an authorized sketchup trainer and longtime member of sketchucation. In addition, many of them convinced the company they worked for to adopt sketchup. A good video by dave richards on moving objects in sketchup go here.
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