Sketchup lets carpenters and other wood professionals pre-build their projects in a virtual context. After that we’ll examine Fusion 360 Autodesk. Next, let’s dive into the benefits of Sketchup for woodworkers. When you want to model accurately, make the dimensions perfect, and create a cutlist in 3D before you build, CAD software is ideal. And of course CAD design tools enable smooth, seamless collaboration and sharing for efficient projects that run exactly as they should. And CAD software allows designs to be adapted, refined and experimentally changed quickly and easily, too.ģD visualisation brings remarkably accurate woodworking designs to sparkling life, drawings you can examine from different angles, light up in different ways, and add textures and materials to.

You can easily convert beautiful 3D designs into 2D orthogonal views and construction drawings for your clients to examine and approve. All this makes 3d modelling for woodworking the ultimate way to measure things.ģD woodworking and carpentry design software lets you minimise waste, which cuts down on the cost of the materials for the actual build. Because the visualisations it provides are so accurate and compelling, they reveal clearly when something isn’t quite right. You know the old saying, ‘measure twice, cut once’? There’s no more making mistakes measuring twice, cutting once, but still getting it wrong! It’s also a challenge to waste wood and time because the software guides you through logical steps as well as making sure you tick all the right boxes along the way.

Before we explore Fusion 360 vs Sketchup, we’ll take a quick look at the advantages of 3D modelling software for woodworking.

Fusion 360 for woodworking beginners