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@stevesiefken2696

Paper and pencil

2 months ago | 2

@Griffinwoodworks

SketchUp, Big Chief version. 🤣 (for you younguns, that’s a brand of legal pad from the 70s and 80s

2 months ago | 1

@TheButterBars

Solidworks. They now have an inexpensive maker version, and veterans get the student version for $20 a year

2 months ago | 1

@Ding_Bat

I was fluent in SketchUp until 2018, but then switched to Fusion 360 because I got it for free as a student. Been using it ever since.

2 months ago | 5

@WiscoWorkshop

Sketchup make 2017. I have it saved on an old thumb drive that i hope i never lose. The free web version doesn't support extensions like open cutlist.

2 months ago | 0

@gregm2181

I use the iPad version and prefer it to all others. It’s great both with the pencil or the keyboard/trackpad.

2 months ago | 0

@cedartreeworkshop

Make 2017 is still my go to. Haven’t had a need to upgrade. All my modeling is simple and I don’t have a need for warehouse assets, so I’ll stick with it for now. Though, as soon as I start to make money with it, I’ll pay for a SU online license.

2 months ago | 0

@forestbirdoriginals4917

I switched to Fusion right before they got sold. Again. Fusion is not too complicated and it’s so much better I know this isn’t helpful, but just consider it .

2 months ago | 1

@simonmurray2002

I'm using 2024 now but have been using and upgrading versions since just after Google bought it in 2006. For it's time it was incredibly advanced. I use Fusion, AutoCAD or ProEngineer depending on my application at work. At home it's Fusion for small items and Sketchup for big furniture or buildings

2 months ago | 0

@spaci-1701

A lot of the time I'm using it offline so I'm stuck with the really old version. It still does everything I need it to so I'm happy with that.

2 months ago | 3

@blakedawson4339

I use on shape, mostly because it's free and I only use it for 3d printing

2 months ago | 1

@David-kh2gk

Solidworks. My university shoved it down my throat for engineering 😞

2 months ago | 1

@immeasurablymore

15+ years of Solidworks myself. I tried to use Sketchup in the past but couldn’t do it.

2 months ago | 0

@jimbecker5675

I had a "pro" license years ago before all the acquisition stuff. That was followed by the 2017 "Make" version for while, but that pretty much stopped working. I tried the online free version, but that format is never my preference so when it was time for my shop build a couple of years ago, I paid for the subscription for the year to have a local instance. But I don't use it enough to justify paying that much money and am back to the free online version in the rare instance I need to use it. If they offered a low cost subscription for non-commercial use, I'd cheerfully pay it, but I"m not going to put out $300 a year for that utility. I can do enough basic sketching for non-CNC things using my Vectric CAD/CAM software or just do the "pencil on a napkin" methond.

2 months ago | 0

@terekschultz1230

I have tried using the online version and apparently I do not have the ability to teach myself this.

2 months ago | 0

@BadAppleWoodwerx

None. I use AutoCAD and Revit for my day job so I just use those.

2 months ago | 2

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@Arktrooper-vf7cj

Is there a graph paper option

2 months ago | 1

@jbridge7962

I didn't know their were so many still using the old ones

2 months ago | 0

@michaelchyles

Using Shapr 3D on iPad!

2 months ago | 0

@chrisrnz

You forgot a couple of versions (assuming you wanted to cover all users). I don't use any of those; I use SketchUp Go which is paid but also a cloud service. The only thing I can't do that could be useful is produce detailed renders but for woodworking plans that's not even necessary.

2 months ago | 0