CAD for Woodworking

CAD stands for Computer Aided Design.

NOTE that this assignment is ONLY a design project. You will NOT actually make this project.

CAD for Woodworking Assignment

For this assignment, you need to make a woodworking project design using the CAD program Sketchup.

Your assignment is to design a woodworking project using the common types of wood used in the Construction room.

For your designs, do one from EACH of the following choices (so total of TWO designs):

1. Bookcase, Bed, OR Desk.
2. Phone Stand, Tablet Stand, OR Laptop Stand.

To find out what materials are available and the dimensions of your materials, refer to the Materials Price List (link here) which is also available posted around the classroom.

Your final design must indicate the dimensions (use the Dimensions Tool).

A brief overview video of using Sketchup on the Web and creating a piece of wood can be found below. There are more instructional videos on using Sketchup on the Sketchup Information Page.

After you have your design in Sketchup, you ALSO need to create a cut list and do pricing. See the video below for how to create a cut list and do pricing.

You can sign into the online version of Sketchup using your regular school email and password:

Online Sketchup can be found here.

You can also use the installed version of Sketchup on the laptops. However, you will need to make sure you upload your designs to Google Drive at the end of each class and then re-download the design at the start of the next class.

Introduction to Sketchup for Woodworking

The following shows how to create a piece of wood in Sketchup, including rotate, move, and using the dimension tool.

Cut List and Pricing

The following describes what a cut list is and how to do pricing (in this example, we are using a bookshelf).