New Shop Help

[mikek]

I am in the process of designing a new shop and need all of your vast sources of ideas! I am looking for simple 3D images of woodworking tools (table saw, drill press, band saw, planer, dust collectors, etc., etc.) that I can import to Chief Architect and place where I want in a new room. Chief has great objects for cabinets, furniture, trees, landscape things and everything found in a house, but no tools that I can find.

.3DS, .OBJ, or .SKP files preferably. I have started looking to no avail because my brain doesn't comprehend search very well I guess. Thanks for your ideas.

[scottp55]

I can't help, but "Chief Architect" was a blast from the past, as I used it in '94 to design my house
I can't even imagine how much it's changed.
Good luck!
scott

[mikek]

I am only using X3 Scott. Not the latest.

[scottp55]

Still has to be better than V1.3.
Grand total of 2 floppies to install!
3 Man carpentry crew kept wondering why the "Blueprints" were always letter sized paper off my printer, and I could disappear for a half hour and come back with new drawings
It was a Great visualization tool for a passive solar home!
AH, the good old days of Gateway, Compuserve, and dial-up....NOT.
Only thing I had to totally wing back then, was it would NOT accept angled glass for the greenhouse no matter how much I pleaded
Sorry not any help on your original request
scott

[Keith Larrett]

Have a look in the Sketchup 3d Warehouse

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/mod...71b202d709662b

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/mod...e22361bb4efeb3

They even have a ShopBot made by Bill Young

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/mod...c08317b2cec2f6

[dmidkiff]

I just drew rectangles the size of the tools or table and placed where I wanted them. Was able to run my wiring and lighting with the plan. Got the spacing I needed between tools and tables. Worked great for me. Used Aspire to draw the plan.

[guitarwes]

After placing all the tools where they need to be and coming up with whatever size you end up with on the final plans............double it.