Sketchup model of a holdfast

[merrill77]

In case anyone was looking for one. I was surprised to find there was not already a holdfast model in the Sketchup warehouse - anything else I've looked for, there has been at least a few - clamps, hardware, even an entire Woodtek 15" planer. It seemed like it should be easy, so I learned a few new techniques, created one and uploaded it. This is the first model I've submitted to the warehouse. Quick: everyone download it so I can see the download numbers go up

The details are on this page
Holdfast by Chris - Google 3D Warehouse
or you can find it by searching the warehouse for 'holdfast'.

Here it is in use:

 

[tryingtokeepmyfingers]

downloaded learning sketch up is a goal of mine... it does not come as natural to me at corel draw or photoshop

 

[Charles Lent]

Go to Sketchup for Woodworkers - Home and watch a few of the videos, maybe a few times, and you will pick it up quickly. It's amazing what you can do after watching only the first few videos.

Charley

 

[CatButler]

Wow, that's really looks great. How long did it take you to do that? I've tried playing with Sketchup, but nothing about it seems intuitive, but people seem to do great things with so obviously I'm not thinking about it correctly.

 

[merrill77]

Wow, that's really looks great. How long did it take you to do that?

To make the holdfast model? I'd say 15 to 30 minutes. Searched for tips on making a curved cylinder and then played around with the technique a little. Used the undo button a lot There are a ton of videos on using Sketchup - that's where I've learned all the hard stuff. It's all pretty simple after watching someone else do it. I've got a LOT of hours under my belt now, after building a full model of my workbench plan 3 times. Wouldn't take so long if I'd stop changing my mind

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Pretty cool Chris. I've been doing a lot in SketchUp lately, but I'm not to that stage yet.

Bill