This weekend I am planning to build some shelves under the stairs heading to the basement. I could have just busted out an 8 1/2″ x 11 sheet of paper and mocked up a version of the shelves under the stairs, but where would the fun been in that? I instead went the geeky route and downloaded Google’s SketchUp, a 3D CAD program.
I’ve got a little experience with CAD having worked at a truss plant doing house plan designs and truss designs. There are two flavors of SketchUp: free and pro. I used the free version of course which comes with the basic features to build and edit 3D objects. The program has an option to start up with a tutorial, but me being the confident geek I skipped right on by to the program. It took me about 15 minutes to get the gist of the functionality.
The program does take some mastering, but once you get the basic idea everything is a snap.
Shoo-
That’s sweet. I’d heard of Google’s SketchUp, but I’d never really had a need to go looking for it. That looks pretty awesome.
You forgot to add the steps. Otherwise, sweet staircase.
I am turning it into a giant ramp.
skateboarding?
Coolest idea yet.