SketchUp Is a Game-Changer
- When you know how to use it efficiently you arrive in the shop with all the information you need about every part, and you have the experience of building it virtually before you begin to build it for real.
- If you aren’t absolutely sure about what you want to make you can quickly explore variations and make changes before you cut any wood.
- What if… questions can be answered in minutes, without starting over.
- With SketchUp you’re pretending to build, and you can make a good model without worrying about numbers or making calculations.
- When the model is done, SketchUp tells you what size each part is and where to cut the joints.
- Your time in the shop is spent making things, not scratching your head to figure out details, or wondering how to fix an issue you wish you noticed earlier.
- If you value your time in the shop, investing in SketchUp (and in learning how to use it) is well worth it.
- If you value your time spent learning, my book leads you over hurdles most people face and doesn’t waste your time looking for nuggets of useful information.
The following slide show presents a page or two from each of the 16 chapters in the 230 page book. I chose to use a spiral binding so that the book stays open as you work through it. Many of the steps are now presented as bullet-point lists and I added call-outs to most of the images so you know where to click and what tool to use. This is a reference you’ll go back to and I kept that in mind as I worked; finding information about specific steps won’t take long.
