What are the changes that SketchUp brought to your workflow ? While re-working the modeling for this book article, I realized how much easier it was with more experience with SketchUp. I remember struggling quite a bit on the SketchUp modeling of the cornice. It had been quite a long time since I had originally created the Mahogany piece. What did you get from your participation in this book ?

Here is the interview I conducted with him : That’s all it takes Tim to produce a complete 3D model in SketchUp with construction details and produce the scale drawings necessary to reproduce this piece of furniture accurately in the workshop ! In his study Tim presents the design of a mahogany bookcase from some general views and dimensions found in a book. He is particularly interested in reproducing 18th Century museum pieces of furniture.

This article is part of a series of articles about the contributing authors in the joint book “Créer avec SketchUp – 16 projets, de l’architecture au théâtre” published in French.Ĭlick on the image below to enlarge an excerpt of Tim Killen’s case study published in the book:Īfter retiring from a 36-year career in the engineering and construction industry around the world, Tim Killen has pursued a life-long interest in woodworking. Creating With SketchUp – Interview With Tim Killen

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