This archive contains posts about 3D modeling with SketchUp. These posts go back a dozen years so there is a lot of free content from Bob Lang to help you learn how to incorporate 3D modeling with SketchUp to design, plan, organize and market your woodworking projects.
SketchUp Basics — The Mouse
The mouse does more things in SketchUp than it does in most computer programs. It’s…
Free SketchUp Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
I’m not a big fan of using keyboard shortcuts, except when I make 3D models…
10 Things I Wish I Knew About SketchUp
These posts are important things to know about SketchUp, the common hurdles new users need…
The First Thing to Learn About SketchUp: Navigation
A few years ago my son talked me into playing a video game, one where…
SketchUp Makes Good Woodworkers Better Woodworkers
The most important skill in woodworking isn’t what you might think it is. It isn’t…
Free Help For SketchUp Beginners
Learning how to make 3D models with SketchUp is well worth the effort, and there…
SketchUp Make — All Things Must Pass
When I first started 3D modeling with SketchUp, the software company that developed it, @Last…
Happy New Year, Goodby Flash, Acrobat Update Video Issues
UPDATE MAY 11, 2022: VIDEOS WITHIN THE PDF OF THIS BOOK ARE NOW LINKED TO…
SketchUp Models of Woodworking Projects in 3D Warehouse
In the past few weeks I’ve received several emails from folks looking for SketchUp models…
Video From Gwinnett Woodworkers
Earlier today I stumbled on this video from 2013. It was filmed in November 2012…
SketchUp Free-Woodworker’s Guide
The web-based version of SketchUp “SketchUp Free” is at the top of this image, the…
Transition From Rectangle to Circle In SketchUp
Way back when I was in design school (board drafting with T-square and pencil) one…
Join Profiled Parts in SketchUp
I don’t mind answering questions from readers, because good questions often become useful blog posts….
Why Every Woodworker Needs to Know SketchUp
I’ve been making stuff from wood for more than 40 years and I do better…
New Way to Grab SketchUp Wood Textures
The good folks at SketchUp recently tweaked the features of the 3D Warehouse and it is…
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