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Tips on Zooming
March 28, 2010

In teaching SketchUp, I often find students trying to edit and work on a model that is zoomed-out to a fly speck. As you probably know, this can make SketchUp…
Are You Taking Advantage of the Arrow Keys?
March 21, 2010

Here is an important helpful aid in modeling in 3D. Since it can be challenging to stay on axis, SketchUp has some handy ways to help us. There are four…
A Sheraton Leg in SketchUp
March 15, 2010

Watching Philip C. Lowe's current video series showing how to make a Sheraton-style leg got me to thinking about drawing it in SketchUp. The turned portions at the top and bottom…
Why Can’t I Get a Face?
March 14, 2010

I suspect it's already happened to you - you've drawn a nice shape and the face will not close. Don't worry, this will continue to happen, especially as you build…
Components & Make Unique — A Simple Piano Hinge
March 11, 2010

A reader made a request via the Knots forum to see a tutorial on making a piano hinge. Here's an approach to doing that which leverages components to make for…
The Importance of the Mouse and Scroll Wheel
March 4, 2010

Occasionally I hear of SketchUp users making use of a trackpad, touchpad, or mouse without a scroll wheel and left/right buttons. I don't know if there are many users adopting…
Drawing Dovetails With a New Plugin
February 22, 2010

I'm always on the look out for SketchUp plugins that will save me time and make drawing easier. This weekend a new commercial plugin called WUDWORX was released and it…
Printing to Scale
February 21, 2010

A reader asked me to show how to print a scaled drawing of components in SketchUp on a paper size of 8 1/2 x 11. Except for full-size templates, I…
Creating a Pummel, the Square-to-Round Section in Turnings
February 16, 2010

Often furniture with turned legs and stretchers have pummels or square sections of the turning. Both Dave and I have previously shown methods for handling this complexity. A reader recently…
Jefferson’s Bookstand – Another Workflow Example
February 14, 2010

There are a lot of ways to approach drawing a model in SketchUp. I think most users develop a work flow that works for them. Recently I've spoken with…

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