![]() But I've got to get the dimensions right on paper before making sawdust. My new Shopsmith is now up and running - it's my fourth - and I'm eager to build a stand for my TV -Hi-Fi stuff similar to but better looking than what I've cribbed together in our temporary living quarters while our home is rebuilt after the fire. ( I'm a bit wobbly at 96 years and can't read my own handwriting any more. Besides, my hands aren't steady enough to do such things manually. I don't get plans right the first time, hardly ever, so re-dimensioning must be easy to do. Decades ago I did this sort of thing on a drafting table, but found it much easier to do it all on Visio, and I wouldn't go back to manual drawings for anything requiring precise dimensions. Right now I want to design an outdoor storage cabinet for barbecue materials for use at a mountain cabin where it will be under snow all winter. I've also built several objects of wood that were needed there, not to mention a few for my own use - housings for security cameras mounted high on outside walls, a free-standing base for a large cross used at Easter, mounting platforms for projectors, etc. These drawings have been used to plan setups for meetings, etc. Years ago, using Visio, I made and printed (on 8-1/2 x 11 paper) scale drawings for every meeting room at my church, and for most of the tables and chairs that are used therein. Perhaps I should say a bit more about my objective. The favorites seem to be: 1) Sketchup and 2) pencil and paper. ![]() Thanks to All for your responses to my question about Libra Office Draw. I'll be keeping my copy of Sketchup for awhile but I paid Trimble for the last time this spring and migrating all my designs into Fusion 360 It really gets fun when you can import hardware like hinges or screws, latches etc. ![]() There are also several on finger joints and mortice and tenon joints. One of the best was a complete make on a drawer with half blind dovetails. There are lots of YouTube videos for Fusion 360 and by taking some time to watch them you can be off the ground floor and running in no time. Hobbyists can get full access by filling out the Autodesk information. Furthermore "Mapboards" a free plugin for Fusion 360 is a very user friendly cutlist program addition. While Sketchup requires a full paid subscription to get Layout for doing 2D paper plans, Fusion 360 includes from within. The learning curve is steeper than Sketchup but once you get through the baby steps, the same for any complex product the proficiency picks up and bang. With that said I've had the opportunity to use Fusion 360 for about six weeks now and I must say that it is an incredibly robust software package.
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