<div dir="ltr">As you probably know hardboard really goes nuts with water. You can finish it with polycrylic but that's a lot of work. If you finish the parts while they're flat (before assembling)... that might be okay. <div><br></div><div>I think the subtract feature you are thinking about is in the sketchup pro version. But I find it easy to make two copies of the assembly and delete subtract to get cutaways...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div><br></div><div><div>--</div><div>Darcy Whyte</div><div><br></div><div>Software Since '88 <a href="http://siteware.com" target="_blank">siteware.com</a> | Contact: <a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a> | 613-563-3634 by appointment</div><div><br></div><div>Canada N 45° 25'03.1" W 75° 42'21.4"</div></div><div>Art+ <a href="http://inventorartist.com/" target="_blank">inventorArtist.com</a> | Aviation <a href="http://rubber-power.com/" target="_blank">rubber-power.com</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Olaf Baumann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olaf.baumann@pobox.com" target="_blank">olaf.baumann@pobox.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Material? Anything 3mm thick and not clear. I was thinking hardboard would work as long as I keep it dry. Could go for an opaque epilog-friendly plastic.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">I used the same approach for learning the software. I found a really useful video for making finger joints (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8ozaM9si1Y" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8ozaM9si1Y</a>). They guy was a wizard, so I just had to pause often to follow along. I was impressed at how SketchUp provides many useful shortcuts for common tasks (like 'm' to move, then use the mouse to give a direction, then enter the distance on the keyboard directly, or typing x3 after an action to repeat the action three times).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">I'm still seeking a fast way to 'subtract' one group from another to make the slots in one group based on the tabs in another. I tried intersect with model, but that left several lines around that I had to remove manually. I'm probably doing it wrong.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">--</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Olaf</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 October 2014 08:08, Darcy Whyte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:darcy@inventorartist.com" target="_blank">darcy@inventorartist.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">With those things in thingiverse you almost don't need the tray. :)<div><br></div><div>What material did you have in mind for this?</div><div><br></div><div>Yeah Sketchup is different from ordinary graphics software. I found the best way to get going was to suffer through a few youtube videos on how to use it. It's not as easy to guess as other software...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div><br></div><div><div>--</div><div>Darcy Whyte</div><div><br></div><div>Art+ <a href="http://inventorartist.com/" target="_blank">inventorArtist.com</a> | Aviation <a href="http://rubber-power.com/" target="_blank">rubber-power.com</a></div><div>Contact: <a href="mailto:darcy@inventorArtist.com" target="_blank">darcy@inventorArtist.com</a> | <a href="tel:613-563-3634" value="+16135633634" target="_blank">613-563-3634</a> by appointment (no text)</div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 7:56 AM, Olaf Baumann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olaf.baumann@pobox.com" target="_blank">olaf.baumann@pobox.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Thanks for the advice. I'll measure the height of ten forks and see if I've allowed too much clearance. I'll transfer any extra space to the lower misc. storage area.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Good idea on lowering the cutaway. I'll prototype something by hand to ensure I get a good grip on the 'last clean spoon'.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Last night I came across a thingaverse object (<a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:36085" target="_blank">http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:36085</a>) for aligning the utensils....might have to incorporate something similar.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">I'll read your tool-chains page, I hadn't noticed it before. I've got to say that SketchUp takes some dedication to feel comfortable with, but as far as CAD goes, it's probably more approachable than other tools.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">thank you for the feedback,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Olaf</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 October 2014 07:30, Darcy Whyte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Looks nice. It might be a little deep for usability and space usage... Another thing that comes to mind is the cutaways for allowing you to grab stuff out could go deeper. Perhaps all the way down so it's a lot easier to grab stuff. I think in my ikea trays the cuttaways are all the way down.<div><br></div><div>Yes, fligiht of ideas should work. This article needs a rework (as I'm getting a lot of questions) but it outlines the process I'm using which is working great. <a href="http://inventorartist.com/tool-chains/" target="_blank">http://inventorartist.com/tool-chains/</a></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div><br></div><div><div>--</div><div>Darcy Whyte</div><div><br></div><div>Software Since '88 <a href="http://siteware.com" target="_blank">siteware.com</a> | Contact: <a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a> | <a href="tel:613-563-3634" value="+16135633634" target="_blank">613-563-3634</a> by appointment</div><div><br></div><div>Canada N 45° 25'03.1" W 75° 42'21.4"</div></div><div>Art+ <a href="http://inventorartist.com/" target="_blank">inventorArtist.com</a> | Aviation <a href="http://rubber-power.com/" target="_blank">rubber-power.com</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:58 PM, Olaf Baumann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olaf.baumann@pobox.com" target="_blank">olaf.baumann@pobox.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace">I've finally made the time to complete my custom two-level cutlery drawer. I've used SketchUp to design it and now I'm looking for any feedback before I start cutting.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace">There are two files in the following Google Drive link. One assembled and one exploded.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace"><a href="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B77pQ72IiNVhQmZjZ1Z0b3Etalk&usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B77pQ72IiNVhQmZjZ1Z0b3Etalk&usp=sharing</a></font><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace">I'm not sure how to get this design into a format suitable for the laser cutter. I've found a SketchUp plugin from Flights of Ideas (<a href="https://code.google.com/p/sketchup-svg-outline-plugin/" target="_blank">https://code.google.com/p/sketchup-svg-outline-plugin/</a>)</font><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:'courier new',monospace"> that promises to convert SketchUp faces into SVG. Any other suggestions?</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:'courier new',monospace"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:'courier new',monospace">cheers,</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:'courier new',monospace">Olaf</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:'courier new',monospace"><br></span></div></div>
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