Plans?

[Satamax]

Hi everybody.

Well, I will need in the near future, to draw plans. I'm just under 40, and I've learnt the old fashion way, rotring and drafting table.  Thought, i don't have room for one in my workshop nor flat.

I've seen a few notes of sketchup.  Is it possible to make plans with that? Any other suggestion?

Thanks a lot.

Max.

[Jim_Rogers]

I have not used sketchup to product printed pages.

But I believe you can.

Maybe someone else will tell you how to do it. I personally don't know how.

Jim Rogers

[AMB30518]

Hi Max
Yes you can draw a timber frame structure in sketchup and make shop drawings of individual pieces, with specs & dimensions. You will need the "TF Rubies" for the shop drawings, which is an add-on feature that you can get from northernlightstimberframing.com. It is from Clark Bremer and he also has some youtube videos on how to use some of the TF Rubies features.
I did 2 structures, a storage shed I rebuilt on an existing foundation and a R-V carport from scratch. The carport/polebarn I did with sketchup is in the drawings section. And thanks to Jim Rogers for posting it for me..... maybe he will tell me how he did it so I don't have to bother him next time???
I am no expert at sketchup or timber framing and still learning both. I downloaded sketchup and had my storage shed drawn in 3-4 months, many hours of learning from the tutorials and youtube. It is a heck of a program to be a freebie.
I hope this helps some and perhaps others will also give you some info too.

[jander3]

Max,

Sketchup works fine for plans.   As stated above you need Timber Frame Rubies.  Once you understand sketchup and rubies, you can make a 3D plan and then produce shop drawings.  Examples are below. 



 




 

http://sketchup.google.com/#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-google&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=SketchUp

http://www.northernlightstimberframing.com/su/

Also the TF Guild has a TF sketchup Manual the covers rubies

http://tfguild.stores.yahoo.net/tifrdeusgosk.html

[Satamax]

Thanks a lot guys!

Jander3, ye'r ace! Many thanks.  I asked the same question on the four wheeler forum i hang about usualy, in the bar section, and two of the professional architects there, told me to go to an architect for my plans! No way! I don't trust them!

[Satamax]

Am i getting the hang of it?

Huh, daft question, can i use the link below to show this sketchup rendering onto another forum?

Thanks.

Max

[AMB30518]

Looks to me like you are making good progress with sketchup.

[Satamax]

You'd see where i' am now :D

Well, anyway, it's just to make exterior views for a future building permit. For the moment, i'm trying to rush it to show it to some guy from the town council, to see if it's all right with the zone's code. It's for an artisanal estate.  My future workshop i hope.

[Satamax]

Hersa few screen shots of what i did today. Well i'm stuck as it seems that i can't make the openings for the french windows on the terrace side, nor the openings for the back windows or the veluxes. Dunno why!

[Satamax]

Youtube videos alowed?

http://youtu.be/1byLYSLJIws

[Brian_Weekley]

Satamax,

Your entire building seems to be missing braces in one direction.  Don't know if that's intentional or an omission, but the structure wouldn't be very stable without them.

BW

[Satamax]

Thanks a lot Brian.

I know. This is just presentation views for the town council  to look at and say, yes we like it or not.  I've ommited the bracing out of sheer laziness. Took me a while to do this in sketchup. Thought i can always add some now.

:D