Fine Woodworking's Google SketchUp® Guide for Woodworkers Traditional Cabinets

197 Pages·2012·291.99 MB·English

by  Tim Killen

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By Timothy S. Killen
Text © 2012 by Timothy S. Killen
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Contents
i n t r o d u c t i o n
Before We Begin… ............................................................................................................... 1
c h a p t e r o n e
Brushing Up on SketchUp .................................................................................................... 3
c h a p t e r t w o
Cabinet Types and Structures ............................................................................................... 9
c h a p t e r t h r e e
A Wall-Mounted Cabinet ....................................................................................................21
c h a p t e r f o u r
A Display Case in the Arts and Crafts Style ........................................................................66
c h a p t e r f i v e
American Colonial Corner Cupboard ................................................................................101
c h a p t e r s i x
How to Adjust and Resize Components and Models ........................................................148
c h a p t e r s e v e n
How to Assemble a Package of Shop Drawings ...............................................................175

Index ................................................................................................................................187
i n t r o d u c t i o n
Before We Begin . . .
ore and more woodworkers SketchUp without having to spend time
around the world have adopt- drawing the same thing repeatedly. You
ed Google® SketchUp® as a new can easily generate conventional front, top,
Mtool for the workshop. You see and side views; exploded views, like the one
SketchUp used regularly in articles, books, shown in Figure 2; as well as full-size tem-
plans, and drawings. Blogs and websites plates and working drawings.
present tutorials on SketchUp, from basic
training to highly advanced techniques. What this book offers you
Woodworking clubs across the country This book builds on skills and techniques
and around the world now offer SketchUp covered in my first book, Google SketchUp
training seminars. Guide for Woodworkers. That was one of
It's no surprise that SketchUp has caught the first books to show how SketchUp can
on quickly. Woodworkers want to improve be tailored to the needs of cabinetmakers. It
their craft, acquire new skills, and tackle new covered basic SketchUp settings for efficient
and more challenging projects. SketchUp is woodworking tasks. It went on to show how
just the tool to help meet those objectives, to use SketchUp to create basic furniture
and it's free. parts and joints, then showed more sophis-
The application opens up new capabili- ticated features to create complex models.
ties in 3D that were once available mainly to It also showed how to assemble effective
professional designers and illustrators with packages of shop drawings.
esoteric, hard-to-use, expensive computer- This book focuses on mastering SketchUp
assisted design systems. No longer are you for a specific furniture form-cabinets. This
limited to two-dimensional shop drawings. is a broad, popular category that covers
Now, you can easily create a fully detailed 3D many styles, sizes, uses, and shapes.
model made up of all the individual parts. I will show you how to create three rep-
You can also add wood-grain textures, shad- resentative styles of cabinets, ranging from
ing, and other refinements to make your fairly simple to quite complex; together,
drawings very realistic. they embody most of the design and struc-
Working in SketchUp entails doing a com- tural considerations that go into any sturdy,
plete "build" on the computer before you atractive, well-made cabinet.
begin real construction in the shop. As in The SketchUp models will be worked thor-
real life, you asssemble the model a piece at oughly, down to the last detail. You won't
a time, shaping and connecting individual have to guess about joinery details, how
components, complete with joint details, doors are made, or how the back panel fits Figure 1. A 3D view of an 18th-century cabinet in SketchUp. Like the real cabinet, the
molding profiles, chamfers, and so on. You in place. The design detail will be compre- drawing is made from components for each board and strip of molding, complete with all the
can create multiple views and drawings in hensive and complete. joinery details.
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Figure 8. My SketchUp set-up, Toolbars, and clumped dialog boxes. The model on display is a close-up view of the crown molding assembly in
ti st e l u oy ec a l p r ay r o p m et n o i t c u r t s n o c
the 18th-century cabinet. It is made up of more than 50 parts, including the small turned acorn pendants.
sen i l o t w o h s eh t n o i t a co l f o ,se l o h - e v o d
,lsi a t , s t n i o j , s t u c , s e v o o r g dn a os n .o k e e p y o u pr o p e r l y o r i e n t e d by hi g h l i g h t - h t e ,t e s r u s tmo s f e f i ic tne y wa ot e ru ne s a -c w n i ga rd o t o l s y uo nac l e s e tc h t e ot o l , b nig e
i n g an a xi s c o l o r w h e n y o u us e on e fo th e ac yruc i s ot y le r no h t e me t sne ru a e s M B ,x o u is n g it , an d ypt e a val u e th a t w i l l ap e a r
Mind the Axes wni ga rd o t o l .s ro F l p ,em a e x w h ne y uo b nig e l o c a t e d in th e lo w e r ri g h t - h a n d c o r n e r fo ni h t e me t sne ru a e s M B xo n da t a n e egre h t e
W h ne w n i ga r d n i teb a c p c n m toso n e dna a s - w n i ga rd a ni l e thuow t i d ra g e r ot t si a i x ,s h t e t h e s c er e n . A s y o u u s e di f f e er n t d raw i n g ni l ,e ,c ra ro na g l e y uo .twna
i n lbs e m g mo d le s , y uo ys wa la n e e d ot eek p ni l e w i l l p rpaea l b ;ka c w h ne y uo te g h t e ni l e t o o l s , th e valu e s sh o w n in th e bxo ch a n g e ro F l p me ,ea x i f y uo twna a ni l e tha t i s ex -
i n mi n d how S ek s t cph U' a e x s ae r ali g n e d . rio t ne de nola g , , ysa h t e X aix s, ht e nil e wi l l ot tl le yuo tca ex n i el h n l g e t , lec r i c ,su i d a r c r a a c y t l 2½ in . lon g , y o u sel e c t th e Li n e o o l T
W h e n you tf sir op e n p,S tehcU k l a l y ou se e ch a n g e to edr . Su c c e s s w ith S ek t c p h U d e - ,el gub e t c n a g l r e i sz ,e ti n a cd es m o v d e , na g l e n da b nig e w n i .ga rd p y e T ½2 n da ses r p -n E
e ra ulb ,e de r , n da e ne g r n i l e s m nie t ge ta h t e p ne d s y ltae g r n o y ruo y tib a l o t w a rd ni l e s , or t a t e d , and aorpc t r to r an g l e . hT e lab el t o . t re p SUht e c k t a n e e sgre a ni l e fo tha t e a tcx
ir noig p tnoi e riu g F( .)9 h T e de r a i x s of lw o l s c ,sra n da l c e r ic s hwt i p e es tc r ot h t e es e .s a x h t e lfe t fo h t e xbo enh a c sg ot t l e l y uo w tha l n e g h t . Se e e iru g F .01
h t e X noei t c r i d ( l f e t ot ir ;)tg h h t e e ne g r a i x ,s h T e ids b e ra n o pae g 6 elpxni a s hot re y swa u l v a e w i l l b e wh os n .
h t e Y noiet c r i d ( mo r f tno r f ot ;) bk a c dna h t e ot yta s no a i x .s p Uh ct e S k o l rs t n c o h et stm ne e r u s a e M xB o Learn to Handle Components
ulb e aix ,s h t e Z noei t c r i d pu ( n da .) w o nd dna d e i c d e s w tah m ast er e r p a e ra l eb aic l p p a O n e fo s 'p SUht e c k tmo s p m ri o t tna e s ru t a e f
A s a r l u ,e i f y uo t' no d y t a s no a i x ,s y uo w i l l Learn to Draw Precisely rof h et pfici e c s ool t ro no i t c a uy o tn aw ot .o d i s th e aMke C o m p o n e n t fu n c t i o n . o o d W -
n o t b e lb a e ot t ae e rc po r rep D3 pha s e .s n i k gwo o r o d W e s ri u q e r a c yacru c n da e ic r p - uo Y n a co t kic l c ot t ne re h t e xb o ro c erof ti w o r k e r s cer a t e , m o v e , c o n n e c t , , c o p y a n d
, orun ta y t le F S p etkhc U tu o ma a t i c y la l h le p s si o n in dwar i n g s an d pl a n s . nI S ke t c h p U , ot enha c g m a t e p .srar e , woe vH r e hwt i tmo s m o i d f y e uufr r t n i o r ciabn e t par t s . Comp o -
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n e n t s a er th e S ke t c h p U e q u i v a l e n t � l e g s , Use the Arrow Keys
htec ,sre r t s ,spo t w re a rd t ,sno r f n o ,skb i a l r ,s
to Stay on Axis
tisl e s , pan e l s , sl at s , ar m s , seat s , an d so on .
W h ne y uo ad d a mro i t es ot a l ge ni S-ht e c k It's important to use SketchUp's two
,p U y uo e ra n git i d e a tnp oc nm e o l lad c e " " , g l e Blue axis techniques to help you stay on axis.
wihc i s an tinta g e e dr obje tc , not a bun hc I use both of them very frequently.
fo lvau i d i d n i e,s d g e n i e,sl dna laic h p a g r - i t n e
One relies on the arrow keys on
ite .s uo Y nac huoct h t e l ge ni gus ( h t e lSe e tc Green axis
the computer keyboard.
o ,)o l T n da m o v ,e , yc po n da enha c g ti a s i f ti
Tapping the appropriate key when
ewre a lae r i ep c e fo w o o d .
you begin to draw a line constrains
Comp o n e n t s ea r e s e n t i a l for us c c e s s i n Red axis
The Origin the line to a particular axis. For ex-
Sekt c p h . U ithW o u t th e m , al l y o u vh ae ear
a hnub c f o ni l e s n da a cf e s tha t a tct ni r e n da ample, if you want to draw a line on
erter n e i f h t w i n oe . hr et on a e hr e T i s on h reto the red axis, click the mouse to begin
Measurements Box
ywa ot kw ro hwt i h t e mo d :le uo Y tus m -e r c the line, then tap the right arrow key.
t ea iecs p ) st n n p eo m c o ( tah t tn e es r e p r hca e No matter what direction you move
Figure 9. The axes. Figure 10. The Measurements Box.
pra t fo h t e ni b teac . y l b m e s a s the mouse, the line will follow the
stnpn o e m C o l a so dad leb a i r d e s n c o p d e e s , red axis. To constrain the line to the
ef f, ici e n c y a n d ac ac u c r y to y ou r mo d ei l n g . green axis, tap the left arrow key. To
Whne yuo e kma a hnace g ni no e cy po f o a
constrain the line to the blue axis,
cpmnoo ,tne h t e mas e enha c g y ltt n a n i s -p a
tap the up or down arrow keys.
pear s in al l c o pi e s fo th a t c om p o n e n t . o r F
The arrow keys also work with
exam p l e , w h e n y o u w adr d o v e t a i l t ai l s fo r
the Move/Copy Tool. To constrain
th e c o r n e r j o i n t i n on e si d e of a ca b i n e t , Move/
pSUht e c k y lt n a n i s t a n e e sgre i lidat c n e t i a l s Copy movement of a component on the
ni ht e hot re i d s e cp mn o o .tne Tool red axis, for example, tap the Right
Arrow key. Use the other arrow
How to Make a Component t I i s bt es ot keys to constrain movement on the
t eae r c st n p eo m c o thgi r y aw a w hn e uy o b e - other axes.
nig a mo d l e , e v ne e b rof e h t e i ep" c e f o w o o d " The other technique for con-
is y le eit n r h s p a e d wh ti m o l i n d sg , joitn s , ro straining movement involves using
hot re b me l i e ml h s t .sne i h T s w i l l ekma y ruo the shift key. Begin drawing a line
monid gle e mro f e f i ic tne n da t a .ea c r u c
or moving a component along the
o T e k am a ,tnpn o e m c o w a r d a thgi r - o t - t f l e
desired axis, then hold down the
le nsoei t c xb o n duo ra l a l h t e ede sg n da a cf e s
shift key. This constrains the line or
that e tnes e r p r h t e bmu rel i ep c .e h T e les e -t c
movement on that axis.
de t i me s w i l l enha c g ot u l b .e kic li c-tg R h no
You will find these techniques
ht e le nsoei t c n da h co o es eka M Cp m n o o tne
f o r m ht e pop - u p m eun . hiT s w i l l op e n an- invaluable.
oth e r di a l o g b ox , a s k i n g y o u to na m e th e Figure 11. Moving a component. Figure 12. Editing a component.
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