All of the parts that need to be created in the shop are made as components in SketchUp.
Here are the basic steps I go through in SketchUp and LayOut. The model I’ve used here is one I actually created more than a decade ago based on the drafting table designed and built by L.Francis Herreshoff, a famous boat designed from the early part of the 1900’s. This video is in no way meant to be a comprehensive tutorial regarding the use of LayOut but hopefully it’ll give you some ideas. In this video I’ll go through a few things I do in SketchUp to prepare for creating a plan and then show you an overview of setting things up in LayOut. LayOut, which is part of the SketchUp Pro package, offers an easy way to create those plans from your SketchUp model. Once you’ve got your designs and all the details worked out you can then use the models to create plans for yourself or for others. Those are the steps and sequence you’d use to build the project, so that’s the way you should model it.SketchUp is a great tool for designing your woodworking projects. Finish by adding knobs, pulls, and other hardware. After that, position whatever drawers, doors, and adjustable shelves you want.
Fill in the fixed shelves, the bottom, the back panel, and ledger strips. Copy the side and do a Flip Along command to mirror it (this orients the copy correctly, without creating redundant geometry).
Draw one side to size and add rabbets and dadoes for the bottom, back, fixed shelves, and toe-kick space. They’re the main structural element, holding the other parts in place. The best way to do that is to begin with the cabinet sides. Suppose, for example, that you’re designing kitchen cabinets. It’s the same in SketchUp, so work in SketchUp the way you would in the shop: define the steps and sequence you need before you begin modeling. In woodworking, there’s a sound, logical sequence of steps you need to take from start to finish.
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