@dave r said:

If you're going to use SketchUp, get used to the center mouse wheel/button.

I will get used to it. But it is a downside having to do so.

@dave r said:

What "Google" are you referring to?

Google Search of course.

@dave r said:

I don't think there's really any way to navigate just with the keyboard but it would be clumsy at best.

Right now I think that navigating in Blender works great just using the keyboard and that there is not really a big difference. But maybe I am wrong.

@dave r said:

If you are using the mouse but choosing Zoom, Orbit and Pan from the toolbar, try the CMB on a simple mouse. Zoom with the scroll wheel, Orbit by holding the CMB down, Pan by holding the CMB and Shift.

I use a 2 button mouse with a wheel at the moment. Pressing the wheel for orbiting is what it makes annoying. So maybe 3 button mouse is a good idea and hint. Thank you.

I have used Google a couple of times now to find out whether Blender like navigation - using just keys - is possible in Sketchup. The problem is that I am more less just getting results telling me that it is good to use keyboard shortcuts in order to speed up Sketchup.

Is it possible to navigate - rotate, zoom... - in SU just using the keyboard??

It was ~ 2*2 cm. Not too small, but scaling it up really did the job. Thanks a lot.

I tried to use the Follow Me tool properly, but I guess there is something I am doing wrong. I also used Smustard's "Weld" and ThomThom's "Clean" to prepare the face/path, but still I am not getting a solid object here.

Can someone perhaps explain what I am doing wrong? (The attachment is the file I used.)

L_1.skp

@dave r said:

What's your plan for all these joints?

I don't know, but joints are also simply interesting. Like knots or so.

@dave r said:

A simple Google search for woodworking joints should give you lots of options.

Of course I tried Google, but not being a proper woodworker at all I still don't know whether there are 10, 20 or 100 joints that are simply good to know.

@dave r said:

Japanese woodworking joinery.

Definitely a search term I will try.

@mrossk said:

A while back I bookmarked this link on my computer.

Looks like a great book. Bookmarked it, too. Thank you.

I know this not really a Sketchup question, but does anybody perhaps know a site where they show like "all joints known to mankind" including modern ones like these: http://www.flexiblestream.org/project/50-digital-wood-joints

Thank you.

How can I find out if a component/object/part looking like a solid is one?