Then, once someone had a software package, the struggle became learning how to use it. Any decent program typically cost several hundred if not thousands of dollars to acquired. One reason for this was the cost of the software. Prior to SketchUp, CAD software was typically only used by engineers. After making numerous enhancements and changes, Google sold the program to a company called Trimble, Inc in 2012. Once Google took over, it became the primary CAD (Computer Aided Design) software on the market. Originally, the SketchUp was created by two programmers in Colorado who sold their creation to Google in 2006. The popularity of this program was driven by the fact that Google purchased the program and held if for about 6 years. The most popular software on the market today is called SketchUp. For a complete overview of CNC routers, check out this article I recently wrote. I built one earlier this year and love it. Home built CNC routers have been extremely popular in recent years. I’ll provide some benefits to each in regards to a seasoned woodworking looking to dive into the CAD world to design projects.įree and easy to use woodworking software has led to many other developments in the woodworking world that’s available to the average weekend hobbyist. There’s no longer a need to build prototype parts in an effort to figure out how to get parts to come together.īelow, I would cover the most popular woodworking software packages available to users today.
Nowadays, you can build a project in no time on the computer. This software also allows the user to find problems before they start cutting their wood which can save a significant amount of time, money and frustration. Now, we have software available to use (for free!) that allows you to design a project, rotate and view it and in direction, and break it apart to shift parts around to different locations. Today, the tools available to design your next project has evolved considerably. May times, the finished product would vary significantly that these plans, though I’m not sure if that was based on the mental plans he had or if it was correcting problems from the design that was on paper. Not only were his designs impressive, but they were all done with a pencil and a pad of notebook paper. I often think back to when I was a kid and watching my dad design his next woodworking project.
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