![]() ![]() Then Microsoft updated its operating system and the student version no longer worked. ![]() I went from drafting board to taking a class in AutoCad and buying the student version years ago. There's a ton of youtube how-to videos out there. It takes a while to learn and get comfortable with it, but for me it was worth it. ![]() I bought "Sketchup guide for woodworkers, the basics" dvd by Dave Richards and went from there. I started with a freebee version of Sketchup. I correct joinery and design mistakes there, then create a Cutlist file with a free add-on extension in Sketchup, open the file in Cutlist, tweak it a bit and I'm off to Almquist lumberyard with a list of materials. In Sketchup I draw up the model, spin it around, look at it from different angles, hide and unhide parts to make it easier to see and adjust and come up with a final design. I really don't know and use all the capabilites of any software program I have. It's true there is a lot to the Sketchup software program, but like any other software program you only need to learn what you need to use. Its worth learning Sketchup in my view for its additional 3d modeling capability if nothing else. Acquaintances too who do same work? - ALL 2D drawings. doing the construction dwgs - these were ALL 2D. Think of all the extraordinary things that have been designed and built through the centuries with *only* 2D plans, elevations, and sections. And frankly, I don't need a 3D model of everything I design - it's just not necessary and can be a waste of time. ![]() If I couldn't afford LT, I would probably use Sketchup Pro, but LT gets so much use day in and day out, indispensable. Sketchup can be used quickly for 2D work - and this is often forgotten. I *could use* Sketchup (Pro is what I use on PC/$299) to do all of it. I use Sketchup to do preparatory 3D modeling and also to model 3D jigs - this to examine "more fully" the objects. I use AutoCAD LT for quick/prep drafting, dimensioned 2D drawings, construction print docs, and the cut list. For furniture design specifically I use them for two different operations. I've used Sketchup since the beginning as well. As an interior architect/furniture designer I've been using AutoCAD since it began. ![]()
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