SketchUp Welcomes Woodworkers!
Once again SketchUp proves that it's not just for computer geeks or architects. Now you don't even have to be an interior designer to enjoy all that Google SketchUp can do for the inside of a house. And if you've ever dreamed of creating fine pieces of furniture to be displayed in model homes, or just in your own dream home, SketchUp has something new to offer you!
Imagine building a beautiful chair, bench, or stunning bed frame, all before you actually touch one single piece of wood. Jim explains how you can do it all now in SketchUp and goes into a little further detail about the many ways that woodworkers can now benefit from SketchUp tools. You can even see your own models rotate in 3D!
Creating Walls
Whether you need an exterior wall built, an interior wall, or are having trouble with an oddly-shaped wall, this tutorial will clear everything right up. Not only does it show you handy tricks, such as using the rectangle tool to draw walls instead of the line tool to ensure accuracy and efficiency, but it also walks you through step-by-step on how to build walls in Google SketchUp. And for added reinforcement, everything the narrator demonstrates is also shown along the bottom of the screen in written text. So after a little more than six minutes, you'll be having all kinds of fun with walls in SketchUp and learning how to draw them, delete them, change them, and well, just make them better!
Making Spiral or Standard Staircases
In this Google SketchUp tutorial, Mike shows us how to create standard staircases, using the diagram of one-room with a second loft-type level. Find out how to not only create the perfect staircase for you, but also how to easily correct small problems like ending up with a top step that is only 2" high. Using two different staircase styles, see just how well a room can work (or not work) with certain kinds of staircases and you get to choose all the finishing touches, like railings, too! And if you've always wanted that beautiful and elegant spiral staircase in your dream home, this tutorial will show you how to do that too. Just one more way that Google SketchUp puts design back in your hands!