First Cabinet: Unconventional Design

[Yvan256]

I have the basic model of my cabinet together in sketchup. I probably don't really need to model much beyond this point since my purposes are mostly the side art, but I might keep going just for the fun of having a 3d model of my cabinet.

Is it to scale? I think that members who can do their own Sketchup 3D models could maybe put them as part of their profile or something.

It would also be great if others want to build a similar cabinet, compare cabinets, how things are assembled, etc.

And as a grand finale, someone could maintain a gigantic arcade file where all the members cabinets are present! I don't even want to think about the filesize though... 

[Sylpher]

Yes, it is to scale. I wouldn't mind posting the sketchup file once finished. I was also trying to figure out if there is a way to export an image in sketchup with the dimensions displayed so you wouldn't have to go in an image editor and add them for easy reference.

Haven't found a way yet.

[Yvan256]

I was also trying to figure out if there is a way to export an image in sketchup with the dimensions displayed so you wouldn't have to go in an image editor and add them for easy reference.

Tools -> Dimensions -> Select first corner -> Select second corner -> move dimension line away from the two points.

[Sylpher]

Thanks again! I'll post the full file once I am done modeling but for the time being I'll post this. Most areas can be rounded to at least an 8th or 16th. The top section was cut from a piece 26" W x 38 " H. The bottom 30" W x 29" H (Although I could have sworn we did a square 30x30 cut. I measured it twice though. Maybe we did 30x29 because we were running low on material. Not sure.)

[Yvan256]

Ok, now it's my turn to ask a question... how do you do rounded corners on angles that aren't 90 degres?

[Sylpher]

If you mean in SketchUp, I used the arc tool rather than the circle.

If you mean on the cabinet, we used a paint can to draw the outline then used a jigsaw to cut it, then a whole lot of sanding.