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Anyone ever use Google SketchUp to build a cabinet?

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mgb:
I second Gozers sketchups of real arcade cabs.
I'm not sure if they're 100% completely accurate but they're definitely close enough

PL1:

--- Quote from: mgb on January 15, 2014, 12:00:44 am ---I'm not sure if they're 100% completely accurate but they're definitely close enough

--- End quote ---
Gozer mentions that, "Generally, most measures have been rounded to the nearest half inch"


Scott

DarakuTenshi:
I figured using Sketchup was the only way possible for me to get my measurements accurate enough to do my build.

kahlid74:
I love sketchup.  I use it for arcade machines and designing 3D parts.

One thing about sketchup however is that it was coded as an architectural program so anything smaller than 1/16" isn't completely accurate.  Not really a big deal for arcade machines but for 3D printing it can be a nightmare.

michelevit:
You can change the units in preferences to allow for higher precision.
Faces aren't created for when something drawn is less than 1/16.
A simple work around is to scale up the model by a factor of 100 or 1000.
Again this problem is for 3d printing - something sketchup wasn't created for.

For cabinet woodworking I work in inches with increments set at 1/8 of an inch.
For finer woodworking I work in inches with increments set at 1/16 or 1/32.

Sketchup is an awesome tool and recommend anyone to spend some time to learn it.
I use it to prebuild comissioned cabs for client approval.

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