Re: sample sketchup drawings

2011-08-21 Thread Tim Krause
whoops, that was a private message :-) - Original Message - From: Groovy Wood LLC To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 9:49 AM Subject: RE: sample sketchup drawings I do things with precision in sketchup, especially flat work

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2011-08-21 Thread Groovy Wood LLC
: Re: sample sketchup drawings Just responded to the Tuesday thing. Give Sketchup a chance. i hated it for a while...still have my frustrations. But it's worth learning. You can be precise with it. rr Tim Krause wrote: It's a real pain in the ass to draw anything with precision i

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2011-08-21 Thread Randy Rhine
*From:* Randy Rhine <mailto:rrrh...@comcast.net> *To:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com <mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> *Sent:* Sunday, August 21, 2011 9:26 AM *Subject:* Re: sample sketchup drawings The free version of Sketchup cannot impor

Re: sample sketchup drawings

2011-08-21 Thread Tim Krause
e. What did you think about meeting up tuesday? -Tim - Original Message - From: Randy Rhine To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 9:26 AM Subject: Re: sample sketchup drawings The free version of Sketchup cannot import/export DXF

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2011-08-21 Thread Randy Rhine
with that design and some serious trickery. I just downloaded SU and will have to play with it. Can it import dxf or dwg drawings? -Tim - Original Message - From: "Groovy Wood LLC" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 12:18 PM Subject: RE: sample sketchup drawings The f

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2011-08-20 Thread Tim Krause
egacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Groovy Wood > LLC > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 7:36 AM > To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: sample sketchup drawings > > So you're talking a left and right twist on the some project, I have not

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2011-08-20 Thread Groovy Wood LLC
: Re: sample sketchup drawings Appears you cannot manipulate the imported object. I guess I need to figure out how to draw the bits in SU. Do you have any saved as components? -Tim - Original Message - From: "Groovy Wood LLC" To: Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 2:33 PM S

Re: sample sketchup drawings

2011-08-20 Thread Tim Krause
Appears you cannot manipulate the imported object. I guess I need to figure out how to draw the bits in SU. Do you have any saved as components? -Tim - Original Message - From: "Groovy Wood LLC" To: Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 2:33 PM Subject: RE: sample sketchu

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2011-08-20 Thread Groovy Wood LLC
: Saturday, August 20, 2011 3:27 PM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: sample sketchup drawings I like the design of the 12 start spiral column. I could see a small potpourri box or candle holder made with that design and some serious trickery. I just downloaded SU and will

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2011-08-20 Thread Tim Krause
Wood LLC" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 12:18 PM Subject: RE: sample sketchup drawings > The first one is done the same as how I described earlier > > The second drawing used the follow me tool, some issues Cannot determine the > pitch or the bit shape exactly so duplicati

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2011-08-18 Thread Gary Moshofsky
The link worked fine for me. -Original Message- From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of George Scott Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:18 PM To: Legacy Ornamental Mills Subject: Re: sample sketchup drawings Like most

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2011-08-17 Thread George Scott
oups.com] On Behalf Of Groovy Wood > LLC > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 7:36 AM > To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: sample sketchup drawings > > So you're talking a left and right twist on the some project, I have not > done that. I have only

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2011-08-16 Thread Groovy Wood LLC
-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: sample sketchup drawings As I understand it Sketchup has a method where you can follow a line with a shape. I believe it is called the "FOLLOW ME" tool. The problem then would be to create the curved path the cutter would take around the pineapple, foll

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2011-08-16 Thread Gary Moshofsky
groups.com Subject: RE: sample sketchup drawings So you're talking a left and right twist on the some project, I have not done that. I have only done straight cylinders with right or left twist. My process was draw a profile of the bit you are going to use. Draw a circle the diameter you want you

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2011-08-16 Thread Groovy Wood LLC
al Message- From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:20 AM To: Legacy Ornamental Mills Subject: Re: sample sketchup drawings Ok how did you do it? Im pretty sure i could do it for objects of

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2011-08-16 Thread Andy
Ok how did you do it? Im pretty sure i could do it for objects of consistent geometry such as cylinders. I was trying to model a pineapple twist on a sphere. The other one I was trying was a country style table leg with reeds (which you would cut from the side using the mill. I was trying to model