How to use Sketchup - DIY woodworking India

DIY woodworking India - How to use sketchup

Welcome to DIY woodworking India blogs. This blog will tell you how we can use sketchup in making woodworking plans.

Today we will discuss about sketchup tool/software which is very useful to make woodworking plans. Being very user friendly, it offers 30 days trial period for all its features. We can continue using it for re-modelling even after that. Hence it will be your all time companion when it comes to planning.

To download the software, click on the link http://www.sketchup.com/
You need to fill up a form - your email address, purpose of using the software. As you will be using it for personal usage, select those options and submit the form.

The size of the downloaded exe/dmg will be 135MB approximately as on today. Once it is download, install it in your system.

Figure: 1

Figure: 1 shows a very simple table plan made using the sketchup. A quick video to help you.

For more information about detail usage guide, please refer to youtube or any other links. There are thousands of good links. DIY woodworking India will try to simplify the videos for you as much as possible.

Thanks again,
Sarang