Stopwatch/Timer plugin?

rastus127 · 20 Jan 2010, 01:06

Hi all, first I'd like to say thanks to all who have posted there free plugins here. I've downloaded a couple and they seem to work exactly as stated. They will be very helpful. I'm a woodworker and I make my own furniture (Arts & Crafts style) and recently found Sketchup. I've just finished my first full model of a Stickley sideboard. Now my question, does anyone have a plugin that would tell a user how long they have been working on project in sketchup? Also is there a tutorial on how to set up different views for dimensioning then printing plans. I've done a couple but am not satisfied with the results. By that I mean I have to blow up the drawing so much that I need several sheets to show all the dimensions on a piece. Again thanks to everyone.

           Paul

sideboardfinal copy3.skp

Chris Fullmer · 20 Jan 2010, 01:15

Yes, TBD wrote a plugin to track time, it can be found here:

(www.smustard.com)

it costs $5.00 USD.

Dave R · 20 Jan 2010, 11:36

Hi Paul,

Good work on your drawing. One question, though. Are you really going to run the rails of the doors across the ends of the stiles?

As to a tutorials, Tim and I have done several on the blog on FWW in the past. You might look there.

rastus127 · 21 Jan 2010, 00:42

Hi Chris, thanks for the link I'll check it out.

Hi Dave, you are right the rails should be shortened and the stiles lengthened. I'll go fix it tonight. Thanks.

              Paul

MartinRinehart · 21 Jan 2010, 15:13

Took a good look at your sideboard. Impressive. Glad you're going with a lighter color than the typical mission oak.

You're making good use of components, a point newbies commonly miss.

The single thing I'd change is the edges. Grab the eraser, hold the Ctrl key down (Option on Mac) and click away. This softens and smooths the edge. (Like sandpaper, but much faster.) Ctrl+Shift reverses. Select an edge and look at the Entity Info box. There you can choose Soften and Smooth separately.

You might also find this unpublished article useful:

Martinrinehart.com

(www.martinrinehart.com)

MartinRinehart · 21 Jan 2010, 15:14

@rastus127 said:

I make my own furniture (Arts & Crafts style) and recently found Sketchup. I've just finished my first full model of a Stickley sideboard.

You'll find this interesting:

Martinrinehart.com

(www.martinrinehart.com)

Great minds think alike.

Dave R · 21 Jan 2010, 15:45

Martin, the problem with softening exterior edges is that you end up with strange shading typically shown as a diagonal shadow on the surfaces. If you don't want to see the edges, it would be better to hide them with Shift and the Eraser tool. Hiding them won't create the appearance of the shadows on the surfaces.