One of the great benefits of working on the SketchUp team for the past five years has been the opportunity to be around designers who have inspired me to become a woodworker (albeit a fledgling one). That said, it was a nice surprise to find Popular Woodworking's Collection in the Google 3D Warehouse recently.
I was intrigued, so I contacted Bob Lang (the Senior Editor) to ask him the reason for providing such a robust collection of models. He says that using Google SketchUp has changed the way they design projects and it's a "tremendous advantage for a woodworker to be able to build a project on screen before heading to the shop".
Bob says it seemed natural for them to upload designs from the magazine to the 3D Warehouse; that way, people can "pull the models apart" to gain a more intimate understanding of the project's details. Although the folks at Popular Woodworking have built some of the models themselves, most are created by their readers – it's truly a community of shared ideas.
As PW's audience asks for more and more digital content, free, user-friendly tools like Google SketchUp and the 3D Warehouse fit the bill perfectly: Bob told me that he's gained new readers who discovered Popular Woodworking through its models in the 3D Warehouse. Here's some of what's available:
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That is a fact and good to know that it is giving help to many more.It is a good feature indeed.good woodwork does make a difference to the house in terms of looks and utility.
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I'm looking for a warehouse full of lumber cut to size. For setting up a wall full of 2X4s for instance. Get one and copy to the rest of the wall.
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