What Reddit Says About Woodworking Apps

i found this app I’ve been using at work and it’s been working great: www.cutlist.pro It’s designed for real cutting jobs, with a super smart algorithm that even accounts for kerf (saw blade waste). You can download the cut list as a PDF for free. Perfect for woodworking, metal, or any shop work!

I did watch a few tutorials to get up to speed. Try looking up "Fusion 360 for Woodworkers" on youtube. I found The Fusion Essentials and Casual Builds to be helpful. ... I appreciate the vote of confidence...for me, the flexibility of doing ...

For hobby woodworking I just use sketchup. Its simple, its free, and I really don't need the functionality of better 3D modeling software. The next best thing would be Fusion 360. I think you can still get a single user non-pro license for free.

It's for an outdated version, but a lot of what he goes over still applies. You can also find the version he uses through "illicit" means if you want, or do the SketchUp Pro trial for the desktop version which is fairly similar.

I've noticed Sketchup is now an 'online only' app for the free version. What limitations does it have this way, and is there any way to get the desktop for free after the 30 day trial? ... I recently released a woodworking specific design app that originally started as a personal proj...

I would use SketchUp for woodworking projects, fusion for machine design.

It's his app. He's cross posting everywhere to promote it, without disclosing. ... I just use to this awesome site thats work great in my phone: www.cutlist.pro It solves the headache of calculating and optimizing materials for woodworking or metal projects.

If you are a beginer, just use Sketchup. If you are an average user, AutoCAD might be enough for you, if are looking for aestetics, Fusion360 will do, even thou you'll find it has some functions limitations.

I believe that SketchUp is the software app most commonly used for woodworking/furniture design (and that's what I use). It's not specific to woodworking, but it works great. There are various version, including a free web-based version. I also believe there are plug-ins that do cut-list g...

Hey, I actually just made a free interactive cut list optimizer web app called Chopwise. It lets you visualize cuts in realtime and you can print your results too. It's not a phone app specifically, but it works in your browser so you can use it on your phone. The best part?

It’s a different way to design but it works and it’s free. Both work with the Apple Pencil. ... Woodworking is your worldwide home for discussion of all things woodworking, carpentry, fine furniture, power tools, hand tools, and just about anything else about making - anything - from trees!

YouTube and Google have answered pretty much every question this new home owner and woodworker has had. ... Fraction Calculator by xNeat, the best calculator I've found dealing with feet & inches https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fraction-cal...

Shapr3D is great if you have an iPad and pencil. Pretty expensive if you can’t get a free license (I’m a student), but worth it in my opinion. If I keep woodworking after I graduate, then I will probably pay for it.

Yes, totally worth it. I don't use Sketchup but Autocad. Same principles apply: