![]() ![]() The more complex a model becomes, the more SketchUp gets in my way it’s kind of the opposite for Fusion 360 for me. I’ll still pull out SketchUp occasionally if I need to do a quick-and-dirty room layout or something where I’m not creating a complete plan, but I found it endlessly frustrating to be building a large, complex set of components and have things go all funky because I forgot to group a mesh before adding a perpendicular unit or something. SketchUp is named the 1 architecture software program in the world. I’ve noticed that the effort involved is steep at the beginning, but more than pays for itself with more complex projects. I just picked this up to try out on the tablet, and if it works out I might switch from Fusion to SolidWorks.įusion 360 is good, but it can be complex to learn So those with more experience rate it as slightly. Of those who actually use SketchUp, 60 said it is designed for woodworking. In a survey asking people who tried or tested if SketchUp if is well suited for woodworking, only 40 responded yes. And since Rob mentioned a cabinetry book, I’ll suggest another one I’ve found very useful in the past: Bob Lang’s The Complete Kitchen. My deep dive into the best software for woodworking design finds that SketchUp doesn’t qualify. These days, I think it’s safe to say that SketchUp has become the woodworking choice for a CAD program. I’m building a solid model, and I having to think about direction of normals gets in the way with the way my brain works. Given the huge popularity of SketchUp, there are so many resources and user forums to help you. What specifically about SketchUp didn’t you like?įor me, it was the mesh modeling.
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