SketchUp to CNC with the CabinetSense Extension (3D Basecamp 2022 Vancouver)

Stop Wasting Time and Start doing CNC Cabinetmaking Properly!

1️⃣ 👆Watch this video 👆

2️⃣ Trial the CabinetSense extension for SketchUp free for 2 weeks via this link:
https://cabinetsense-prod.appspot.com...

3️⃣ Fast track your learning by signing up here:
https://buymeacoffee.com/freebird/pos...

😎 Once you've done these steps, then you can ask me about one-on-one training 😎

Feeling Impatient?
Go straight to seeing the process from screen to machine in our workshop here:
   • SketchUp to CNC  

Find the first video about how CabinetSense works, and using it for cutting list exports here:    • SketchUp for Cabinetmakers: From Conc...  

See our latest CNC work at our behind-the-scenes instagram account:
  / freebird_trade  

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Time Stamped Chapter links:

2:05 - our CNC machine - 8’x4’ with 8 tool changer

3:38 - example of a project using a CNC v grooving pattern, demonstrating the precision of CNC manufacturing.

4:42 - Freebird Gaming Table - drawn in detail in SketchUp and machined via Vectric

5:40 - the bulk of production is rectangular carcase parts; doors etc, and it makes sense to speed up this standard work as much as possible

6:26 - the Cabineo as our fixing of choice for rapid production with a flatbed CNC machine

8:27 - Presentation Agenda

9:26 - project overview. Introducing how machining data is embedded in the Sketchup model.

10:37 - the SketchUp model, and how I use my drawing template to isolate different views.

11:42 - basic methods of export from SketchUp to CNC: 2D DXF AND 3D DXF

13:08 - importing those DXFs into Vectric (with an overview of the Vectric work environment)

16:23 - alternative basic way of bringing geometry into Vectric: import SketchUp model directly (as long as it is a SketchUp 2019 file version)

19:05 - How we machined the curved base/ Vectric toolpathing overview easy for G-code export

20:24 - how this was made in real life

21:29 - bear in mind that CNC is just one tool among many and not always the most efficient option for certain tasks.

22:27 - the basic steps from Sketchup to Cnc: Sketchup Pro - Vectric - Gcode - CNC Machine

23:26 - faster more powerful exports to CNC using CabinetSense. Stating with a quick look at Component Options for internal cabinet parts.

25:09 - previewing machining drillpoints

27:06 - introducing the machining database (in Microsoft Access)

30:32 - how to export from CabinetSense to Vectric, including part names, orientations, machining data ready for automatic toolpathing, and edgebanding settings.

36:14 - showing how CabinetSense parts can be shaped with curved edge profiles or through- holes and rebates with native SketchUp tools and still correctly exported to Vectric for CNC machining. Including the use of Cabinetsense cutter components for clean circles.

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Note: Our use and recommendation of the Lamello branded fixings has come to the attention of the manufacturer. They now support us via provision of fixings, which obliges us to use the following hashtags:
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