Intro

cdubea

Hi there,

I'm a long time solid modeler and fairly new Sketchup user. I've been doing engineering design in SolidWorks for over ten years so I'm definitely familiar with the workflow of solid modeling.

Sketchup was easy and hard to pick up at the same time. A lot of the concepts are similar, but a lot are different. There are a lot of things that SolidWorks could learn from Sketchup though ;>. One of the main differences is SolidWorks has three different file types for parts, assemblies and drawings. Solidworks' models are full solids, not like the skins in Sketchup. That took a bit of getting used to. SolidWorks is parametric, meaning all your steps are recorded and you can go back and edit the steps individually where obviously in Sketchup you can't. I'll be honest in that I don't really see a hindrance in the Sketchup way of doing things.

I've done a layout of my new kitchen in Sketchup. It was really cool being able to get cabinet models from Kraftmaid's website, import them into Sketchup and place them. It really allowed my wife and I to get the arrangement down before going to the cabinet store.

I'm from the New Orleans area, but currently reside in Northern Virginia after relocating last summer.

Y'all take care now,

chris

boofredlay

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bcoleman001

Chris,

Can you post a link to the cabinet downloads? I searched their site without any luck. I need to redo my kitchen layout and some pre-made cabinet models would really help. Thanks!

cdubea

@bcoleman001 said:

Chris,

Can you post a link to the cabinet downloads? I searched their site without any luck. I need to redo my kitchen layout and some pre-made cabinet models would really help. Thanks!

You have to spelunk around a bit.

It's a link to their spec site

http://kraftmaidspec.com

You have to register and login, but I've not had them spam me. They did send my name to 47 cabinet dealers when I asked for a catalog though.

I imported these directly into Sketchup and then applied a wood finish to make them look more realistic.

l8r

chris