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Carpenter's Introduction to 3D Modelling
Are you intimidated by 3D modelling? Get past your initial hesitation and frustration by beginning with some basics. Begin your 3D apprenticeship by building a hundred horses.
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Hip to be Square: Pythagoras in the Digital Age
Considering all the whiz-bang capabilities SketchUp has to offer, it's easy to overlook how helpful it can be for basic tasks. This episode shows how to calculate accurate (extremely precise, actually) square-up dimensions for any type of layout work with the "Cliculator".
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Designing Patrick's Barn: Adding Window Components
1 commentWith the roof configuration approved, the next step is to create a window component to add to the studio model. Using Silverline brand window schematic dimension as a guide, a realistic window model is created. This provides an opportunity to decide what, where and how many windows to use.
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From Cardboard and Cutter to Click and Drag: Studio/Workshop Design in the Digital Age
4 commentsIf there was ever a project to demonstrate the usefulness and versatility of SketchUp, it is Pat's Studio/Workshop design process. Follow along and learn ways to work through design issues on that project you have been putting off for so long...
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Contemporary Kitchen
1 commentNot my Design, Not my Boxes, My Remodle and Install. It came out Nice.........
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What is Open Building?
In the early 1990s that I bumped into a marvelous little book by the Dutch architect John Habraken titled Supports. He argued passionately that the process of making housing must preserve the “natural relationship” that humans need to have with the place where they live. . .
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Bathroom Renovation
This is a conversion of 1970's his/her bathrooms plus two closets and a hallway into one modern bath and separate toilet room. I am not a professional contractor (I am a Surgeon), but all the...
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1930 Circa Bungalow Remodel.......demo
This is a typical bungalow in one of our older parts of town; 2 bedroom, 1 bath @ 830 sq. ft. with basement and detached garage. We are still at finishes stage and will post more interior pictures...
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1930 Circa Bungalow Remodel
This is a typical bungalow in one of our older parts of town; 2 bedroom, 1 bath @ 830 sq. ft. with basement and detached garage. We are still at finishes stage and will post more interior pictures...
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
