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Thank you for this video, 2 years later and this video has still filled the gap of knowledge for people like myself trying to find resources and advice on how to do this
I purchased your Jobsite Table Saw Workbench plans and found them very easy to use (I am building my second one now with some modifications for a miter saw and spindle sander versus the router lift and table saw). I somewhat disagree with your comment on getting rid of words altogether. While it works for Legos; I think there is one major distinction to be made. All of the Lego pieces are already in their final shape; you just need to match them up. In the case of woodworking, you need to transform the wood into its final shape and THEN assemble it. Some written direction is required to understand the key points you call-out throughout your plans (e.g., "make sure you use straight 2x4's or you will have difficulty later"). I really enjoy your videos, plans, and products. Keep up the great work. You have certainly helped me transform my workshop.
the author does like to from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ as another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us dont have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we wont be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.
Dude, you're awesome, willing to share everything you're doing, how you're doing it, and the financials behind it all. When it comes time to buy plans for a project, I will be starting with yours on Etsy, no question. I appreciate ya'. Keep up the good work.
One of the most concise, well-explained videos I have EVER seen! Your editing style makes your videos that much more enjoyable. I love how you cut the crap and get down to it!
Thank you! Your transparency and clear languge is second to none my friend! Congratulations! I'm a 20 yo aspiring to be a woodworker and this is so inspiring it hurts hahah
Thanks for the video! This is just what I needed! This is the next step for my channel and I appreciate you showing us your process! Your plans are awesome and Fusion 360 is the bomb!!!
I took some of your ideas and tried them out. I am getting where I can make plane in printed format to take out in the shop. I worked on a current project (overland/camp box) and got something printed out which I can use. However, I am using Sketchup. In Sketchup, you have to download the extension "Open Cut Lists". I think it does a good job. I broke everything down by sub assemblies and by individual components. Long story short...I used PowerPoint to create my plans. Thank you for your insight. Looking forward to similar type of videos.
Sketchup was owned by google before and I use for making cabinet design too but that's like almost 10 years ago. Google sold it. I'm also using Fusion 360 and OnShape. They are almost identical in workflow and tooling. I like OnShape because it's web-based and I don't need to install anything and I can open multiple windows. Once you learned the proper 3D modeling I think you don't want to go back to SketchUp. My profession is software developer, for me, Fusion360 is more like object-oriented programming. You can easily modify things without much effort.
OMG, the universe is on my side today. I am in the process of starting a DIY / Woodworking TH-cam channel and was literally sitting at my desk trying to make plans for my latest projects (a desk and a shop cart) and was really starting to get discouraged. I took a break and flipped over to TH-cam and your video popped up...insane how this happens. I've been using sketchup for a dozen years to design homes that I flip and using it for woodworking projects was working ok until I got to the plans. I think I need to look into Fusion but I'm a little nervous about the learning curve since i want to get my channel and website live ASAP to share some of my content. Thank you for this video and the almost "The Secret" timing of this (i also watched the movie The Secret last night)...time to go buy a lotto ticket.
I really like this video. I've made blog entries for years about how I build things. Mostly just pictures with me typing (or talking if it is a video) explain what I'm doing. Then I always get the comments about if I have plans, cut lists, parts list. I've just never been that organized. About to start working on a Dual Dog Kennel / Entertainment center. I've already done my pencil sketch. I guess maybe I need to look at Fusion360 and see if I can make some basic plans. Thanks, your video got me headed down the right path.
Great video, great information, but one major omission: it wouldn't hurt to tell folks that Fusion 360 costs $60/month of $495/year, right from the get-go. This will make it easier and quicker for your audience to choose what is best for their individual needs and budget.
Just bought your plans for the "perfect garage workbench" and they are fantastic. After studying them for one evening I was able to really understand the whole build and make some decisions on customizations I want to make... and some customizations I had considered but discarded as too complicated. Can't wait to get started building. The plans actually got me excited, lol!
Dude, once again a timely, well put together, concise, informative video. Can't tell you how much others like myself appreciate the info you're putting out. I've been moving away from the pencil/paper plans that I've used forever and trying to teach myself sketchup for a couple of months. Now I think I'll look at fusion 360 to see the benefits. I'll also be ordering your miter saw staion/cabinets plans. Really diggin the channel, keep up the great work!
Thanks for the intro to Fusion 360. I was learning Sketch Up as a newbie woodwork hobbyist, and it's a pain!; even with some help from videos from the Pros. And your plans includes everything for someone trying it out the first time; unlike some others that left me guessing. Thanks.
This is a great video! As a draftsperson, I tend to make shop drawings like I was sending them to the fabrication floor. Way to much detail and way too complicated. This was a great reminder to keep it simple, but have everything explained. Thanks again!
Great tutorial. When you spoke about how much money do you make on etsy, it would be easy to think that this is done exclusively from your digital plans. You do have a pretty healthy collection of tools and other items. I don't think that it's necessarily wrong but I am a supporter about being transparent and upfront when money is involved. You can spend a lot of time creating plans and nothing is certain but having realistic expectations can actually spur you on rather than suck the enthusiasm right out of you.
I would love to learn Fusion. I've used it but I have barely scratched the surface. It would be really cool to offer plans one day. But there is also a lot of benefit to doing this. One thing I've found recently is that I have found free plans that are ok. But that I tweak to meet my needs. I want to make my own plans that I can print off for my own personal use. Maybe they use pocket holes and I"m planning to use dominos. Maybe they suggest assembling one way and during my build I find that a different assembly process works better for me. Or... i just want to change a few dimensions. I hand write and draw pictures so that I can recreate my tweaked version. Sure would be a lot easier to make plans. Or... same thing for the things that I create on my own. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks and the link to a class on Fusion is priceless, I have access to a no cost use of Fusion related to my job, but without some direction it’s daunting at best.
Great info. I have been a lic. contractor/welder/fabricator nut job for years. Finally starting to shoot vids and produce content. Your info. is great and the sharing is appreciated. KP
I just bought my first set of your plans, for the Shmedium Workbench, and my first reaction was, "HOLY SH!*!!!!! 95 pages! What the?!". But I looked through them, and found them extremely detailed. Great job! Very impressive.
I've been using FreeCad and OpenSCAD for my work to do 3D Modelling for my printer. I took Mechanical CAD back in College (20+ years ago now) and I still consider myself extremely rusty (pun intended -- mechanical..rust... oh never mind) but I've been successful with making some models. My next task is to make a storage unit for my printer I can stuff in a corner. I see that there is a free version of Fusion360, so I'm going to give that a whirl. I saw how easily you made the rabbit ears, so thought I'd give it a shot.
Autodesk recently changed the license for what is now the personal/hobbyist free version. If you plan to use it to make money, you need to get the paid version @ $500/year. The developer is a questionable criteria for selecting a CAD tool. Instead, there are technical reasons for Fusion 360 (or FreeCAD). One is parametric modeling. Another is articulating parts. Fusion has them. Sketchup doesn't.
Thanks for your videos. I used your shop miter saw plans but learned that I have to adapt, improvise and overcome when putting others plans in my shop. My space was shorter and needed to shorten things. I would like to get into the Fusion 3D but HOLY COY, $495 A YEAR!!! Can you imagine how many clamps that would buy :-)
Killer video man. Having purchased a few of your plans, I can attest to them being top notch. Yours are my favorite because of the detail, color, and cut list/supplies. Keep it up 👍🏻
Ha, can’t believe I haven’t seen this one sooner. Also recommended Kevin K in a vid (his free playlist). Fusion 360 is soo good and once learned is like riding a bike. Please don’t quit TH-cam bro. Cheers!
I appreciate this video since I just bought build plans from a great engineer and I have no idea how to start since his build plans need you to be able to read his mind. There is no particular order and just a lot of random pictures in many folders. The layout is a giant template with numbers all over the place. I would have an easier time building the pyramids from reading a burn scar off of someone's palm like Indiana Jones.
I've never used Fusion 360, but I'm guessing it can do what Creo does as far as parametric tables within the drawing. set single level or multi level style BOM, enter parameter(s) for the table to look for and it auto populates each column. No mistakes with leaving stuff off or getting QTY incorrect. Example: you have an assembly and drawing. the feature tree in the assembly could take the quantity of each component in your assembly file and then, if the drawing is pointing at that assembly, when you enter a parameter at the top of a column and refresh, it would automatically update the quantity. Rinse and repeat for part number, descriptions, material, or whatever. When in the drawing, you can then export that table as a .csv file in order to import an excel table into your powerpoint. If you wanted to get real fancy, you could link the ppt table to the excel file location and use excel vba to link those for revisions to the plans. Also, for views on project plans, maybe fusion has something similar to Creo's "combined states." If you're not sure what that is, take a look at David Martin's YT channel. he explains it better than I ever could. Combined states would be a great tool for your plans and you only have to manipulate a single file.
Awesome video man! Thanks for taking the time to lay this out for everyone. I've been really wanting to jump ship from Sketchup into Fusion; even more of reason!
One perk to Sketchup is the 3D AR mode in the mobile app. I know iOS has it and I'd assume they've got it in the Android version but I've used it a lot of times to show my wife / family members what I'm about to build them before I build it so they can visualize exactly what it's going to look like in that space and how it'll change the dynamics or how it'll fill out and use the area. I mean if you're already building it in 3D, why not use AR to see it in the space?
Excellent video, this was just what I was looking for! One suggestion I’d offer since you said you’re looking to move away from PowerPoint is the Affinity suite of apps. They have Publisher (Indesign replacement), Photo (Photoshop replacement), and Designer (Illustrator replacement). I’ve been using those for about 6 months now and haven’t looked back. They are a one time purchase as opposed to a subscription which is awesome and I have yet to find a tool from Adobe that’s missing in Affinity. Didn’t mean to make this sound like a sales pitch, I just really enjoy these apps and I think you might as well!
Really like these videos. Very informative. Would love to hear more about how youve built your channel and monetised your hobby. From audio and video to etsy and growth.
Love this video; maybe my 10th watch, I'm finally computer shopping! For small furniture and flat-pack items in 360, do you think I'll need the minimum 3Ghz clock speed as listed in the system requirements? I plan to also get a higher functioning desktop, but for now just a laptop, that will eventually mainly run Lightburn and radio/etc. Thanks for any help you can offer.
I came across your videos over the Thanksgiving holidays. Great videos. Thanks for sharing and I have a shop cabinet plan I am working on because of these videos. I am NOT repeat NOT a wood worker. Looking forward to my build.
LEGO builder here-that actually IS the instruction manual for the 42115 LEGO Technic Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 that was released in 2020. It has over 30 pages of photography of actual Lambos and history, which gives it that brochure look. See it here: lego.brickinstructions.com/en/lego_instructions/set/42115/rb
Great video boss. Great info on getting own "business " up and running. A lot of info stated on cut lost and build lost sparked a better way forward for me. All though I have done something similar the way you broke it all down is way easier and don't know why I did not think about it like that. So thanks. Keep up the awesome videos and builds.
Great video. I use sketchup for my own drawings to use as 'plans' for my builds, but I've been considering offering full plans for projects on my channel. You've given me lots to think about, thanks!
Hey Travis, have you experienced a template plan printing out smaller than you designed it? I’m sure the parts I’m working on are digitally the right size, but when printed out they are shrunk down and I ensured that “fit to page” is unchecked. Just seeing if you ever had this issue. Thanks
This is an extremely informative video! Thanks! I have built a piece of furniture that I really like building and using and I would like to sell plans for it. Are there professionals like yourself that would create the PDF based on my specs and save me having to learn that skill?
Oh man. I wanted a video to tell me to stay with sketchup over F360 LOL. Maybe it's time to make the plunge. Cost is a factor, but it's not *the* factor. I'll give Kevin's tutorial a whirl. Thanks
Wow this is a great video... Thank you so much I always see these amazing plans drawn up for projects on Pinterest and I have been wanting to make my graph paper plans better... This is super helpful
love how you make your plans and your right visuals does help! I went and checked your plans in Etsy but they are mostly workbenches or things you need in the workshop, do you have woodworking plans for furniture?
I found your channel by Googling how to make woodworking plans. I enjoyed your video. Quick! However, I got some good information and some Ideas. I have been playing around with Sketchup for years (I am no expert!), and I can drew up something basic in a heartbeat. It is just trying to get that in to a printed format to take out to the shop and build. I have the free Fusion 360 version. However, it is only good for a year. I like Fusion 360, but can not justify the cost for what I do to get the bells and whistles of the paid version (same thing with Sketchup). I also like the idea using PowerPoint for your plans. I will give that a try. I even made my first TH-cam videos using PowerPoint. Thanks for the ideas. My little shop is not a business. I use it mainly for me (sawdust therapy). I do on occasions will make something for family. But if I do get a chance to make a few extra bucks here and there...OK Thanks for the video, and I subscribed!
You can renew the free Personal Use Fusion 360 license every year when it 'expires' as long as you still meet the qualifications (aka...not using it for commercial use). It will simply ask you if you want to subscribe/pay for commercial use. Instead, you will go to the website, sign in, click download personal use, and it will auto-renew the license. They don't make it easy/intuitive (probably intentional) but they do have help articles that explain it, so it is the official way.
Great info👍Do you have a recommended page size to put the plans onto? Sorry if already answered, I’m asking days after watching the video and didn’t rewatch.
The Etsy Fees are getting worse and worse. Would advise people to TRY and start their own websites. Must fight against these Greedy corporations, profiting off our hard work and ideas
Awesome video and explanation. You can really tell your professional career skills shining through in this TH-cam channel. Excellent work! Also, you may want to look into Snagit from TechSmith. It is a phenomenal screenshot tool which could help with the lack of functionality in PowerPoint. It will also complement the workflow when you move away from PP into a different authoring tool. My apologies if you already have used it, just figured it may help. Thanks again!
I’ve seen both sides in a Joint environment and I have to go with John. The Army depends on it. The Marines use it because they won’t buy us anything else that might be more cutting edge or useful, it works, and it comes for free with Office.
I think it would be safe to change my statement to unofficial sponsor of the U.S. Military. Hahaha. I’ve only worked with Marines once and not enough to determine “who use it more.” But they (marines) did laugh at the fact I (more so my company) used it to “battle track.” I mean create on PowerPoint then save as pdf and submit to higher lol
I have literally been killed by "Death by Powerpoint" in the Marines 9,643 times in a four year period. Pretty sure VA should have given me a rating for PTSD just from the powerpoints!
I bought your outfeed table plans. They are pretty good plans. I would have liked to see them a little more flexible to change but I think I can make them work.. Not sure what the white out colors are in the cut lists though.
Love the video as with all your content. As much as I’d love to start working with something like Fusion or Sketchup, a subscription based system just isn’t in reach for my level of hobby woodworking. Is there anything you might recommend that’s a ‘buy once, cry once’ type of option that might be more accessible to a more amateur/hobby-level user trying to explore with 3D modeling?
Travis, this was extremely informative! I'm also planning to offer downloadable design plans for a very niche market, and trying to determine if there is even a small market. If you don't mind me asking, other than getting traffic on Etsy, have you determined what draws the most traffic to your build plans? Is it SEO, hashtags, ads, etc? Thank you.
It is still owned by Google and almost every year they release a new version. But, as an old user of SketchUp, I don't recall many updates for an existing version. I do recall a bunch of sites where to get different plug-ins and useful tool to integrate into your existing version, some for free, many for some money. Not much support if you need it, but there are forums where you can find help faster. Still, it is a good tool, but not great. It has its own limitations.
Great content. I have no plans to sell plans but even for my own use I'd like to have to tools to do a good job & learn something new in case, in the future, I want to move in that direction.
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I was really inspired by this, and I fixed a chair leg with duck tape.
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Thank you for this video, 2 years later and this video has still filled the gap of knowledge for people like myself trying to find resources and advice on how to do this
I know this video is a bit old, but just want to say you are extremely clear and in-depth of what you’re saying!!!!
I purchased your Jobsite Table Saw Workbench plans and found them very easy to use (I am building my second one now with some modifications for a miter saw and spindle sander versus the router lift and table saw). I somewhat disagree with your comment on getting rid of words altogether. While it works for Legos; I think there is one major distinction to be made. All of the Lego pieces are already in their final shape; you just need to match them up. In the case of woodworking, you need to transform the wood into its final shape and THEN assemble it. Some written direction is required to understand the key points you call-out throughout your plans (e.g., "make sure you use straight 2x4's or you will have difficulty later").
I really enjoy your videos, plans, and products. Keep up the great work. You have certainly helped me transform my workshop.
the author does like to from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ as another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us dont have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we wont be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.
Dude, you're awesome, willing to share everything you're doing, how you're doing it, and the financials behind it all. When it comes time to buy plans for a project, I will be starting with yours on Etsy, no question. I appreciate ya'. Keep up the good work.
One of the most concise, well-explained videos I have EVER seen! Your editing style makes your videos that much more enjoyable. I love how you cut the crap and get down to it!
Thank you! Your transparency and clear languge is second to none my friend! Congratulations! I'm a 20 yo aspiring to be a woodworker and this is so inspiring it hurts hahah
Thanks for the video! This is just what I needed! This is the next step for my channel and I appreciate you showing us your process! Your plans are awesome and Fusion 360 is the bomb!!!
I took some of your ideas and tried them out. I am getting where I can make plane in printed format to take out in the shop. I worked on a current project (overland/camp box) and got something printed out which I can use. However, I am using Sketchup. In Sketchup, you have to download the extension "Open Cut Lists". I think it does a good job. I broke everything down by sub assemblies and by individual components. Long story short...I used PowerPoint to create my plans. Thank you for your insight. Looking forward to similar type of videos.
Sketchup was owned by google before and I use for making cabinet design too but that's like almost 10 years ago. Google sold it. I'm also using Fusion 360 and OnShape. They are almost identical in workflow and tooling. I like OnShape because it's web-based and I don't need to install anything and I can open multiple windows. Once you learned the proper 3D modeling I think you don't want to go back to SketchUp. My profession is software developer, for me, Fusion360 is more like object-oriented programming. You can easily modify things without much effort.
Nobody is this transparent. Thank you!
OMG, the universe is on my side today. I am in the process of starting a DIY / Woodworking TH-cam channel and was literally sitting at my desk trying to make plans for my latest projects (a desk and a shop cart) and was really starting to get discouraged. I took a break and flipped over to TH-cam and your video popped up...insane how this happens. I've been using sketchup for a dozen years to design homes that I flip and using it for woodworking projects was working ok until I got to the plans. I think I need to look into Fusion but I'm a little nervous about the learning curve since i want to get my channel and website live ASAP to share some of my content. Thank you for this video and the almost "The Secret" timing of this (i also watched the movie The Secret last night)...time to go buy a lotto ticket.
Ha! Too funny, glad it was useful!
I really like this video. I've made blog entries for years about how I build things. Mostly just pictures with me typing (or talking if it is a video) explain what I'm doing. Then I always get the comments about if I have plans, cut lists, parts list. I've just never been that organized. About to start working on a Dual Dog Kennel / Entertainment center. I've already done my pencil sketch. I guess maybe I need to look at Fusion360 and see if I can make some basic plans. Thanks, your video got me headed down the right path.
Great video, great information, but one major omission: it wouldn't hurt to tell folks that Fusion 360 costs $60/month of $495/year, right from the get-go. This will make it easier and quicker for your audience to choose what is best for their individual needs and budget.
I have never paid a dime for Fusion 360, there is a free version
For personal non commercial usage there is free license.
Just bought your plans for the "perfect garage workbench" and they are fantastic. After studying them for one evening I was able to really understand the whole build and make some decisions on customizations I want to make... and some customizations I had considered but discarded as too complicated. Can't wait to get started building. The plans actually got me excited, lol!
I love your transparency, it’s refreshing and it helps me on wether I’m going to do something or not, thank you. Keep making shop greatness!!!
Thanks for the advice! I too do it on paper but always wanted to try a program like fusion.
Dude, once again a timely, well put together, concise, informative video. Can't tell you how much others like myself appreciate the info you're putting out. I've been moving away from the pencil/paper plans that I've used forever and trying to teach myself sketchup for a couple of months. Now I think I'll look at fusion 360 to see the benefits. I'll also be ordering your miter saw staion/cabinets plans. Really diggin the channel, keep up the great work!
Thanks for the intro to Fusion 360. I was learning Sketch Up as a newbie woodwork hobbyist, and it's a pain!; even with some help from videos from the Pros. And your plans includes everything for someone trying it out the first time; unlike some others that left me guessing.
Thanks.
This is a great video! As a draftsperson, I tend to make shop drawings like I was sending them to the fabrication floor. Way to much detail and way too complicated. This was a great reminder to keep it simple, but have everything explained. Thanks again!
Great tutorial. When you spoke about how much money do you make on etsy, it would be easy to think that this is done exclusively from your digital plans. You do have a pretty healthy collection of tools and other items. I don't think that it's necessarily wrong but I am a supporter about being transparent and upfront when money is involved. You can spend a lot of time creating plans and nothing is certain but having realistic expectations can actually spur you on rather than suck the enthusiasm right out of you.
The numbers I shared are just from plan sales
I would love to learn Fusion. I've used it but I have barely scratched the surface. It would be really cool to offer plans one day. But there is also a lot of benefit to doing this. One thing I've found recently is that I have found free plans that are ok. But that I tweak to meet my needs. I want to make my own plans that I can print off for my own personal use. Maybe they use pocket holes and I"m planning to use dominos. Maybe they suggest assembling one way and during my build I find that a different assembly process works better for me. Or... i just want to change a few dimensions. I hand write and draw pictures so that I can recreate my tweaked version. Sure would be a lot easier to make plans. Or... same thing for the things that I create on my own. Thanks for sharing this.
I really enjoy your style and the progression of your channel over the years. Even among the makers, it's quite unique! Thank You!
Thanks and the link to a class on Fusion is priceless, I have access to a no cost use of Fusion related to my job, but without some direction it’s daunting at best.
Great info. I have been a lic. contractor/welder/fabricator nut job for years. Finally starting to shoot vids and produce content. Your info. is great and the sharing is appreciated. KP
I just bought my first set of your plans, for the Shmedium Workbench, and my first reaction was, "HOLY SH!*!!!!! 95 pages! What the?!". But I looked through them, and found them extremely detailed. Great job! Very impressive.
I've been using FreeCad and OpenSCAD for my work to do 3D Modelling for my printer. I took Mechanical CAD back in College (20+ years ago now) and I still consider myself extremely rusty (pun intended -- mechanical..rust... oh never mind) but I've been successful with making some models. My next task is to make a storage unit for my printer I can stuff in a corner.
I see that there is a free version of Fusion360, so I'm going to give that a whirl. I saw how easily you made the rabbit ears, so thought I'd give it a shot.
I built a Estes Saturn 5 in 1972. Fun to look at, did not fly well.
Autodesk recently changed the license for what is now the personal/hobbyist free version. If you plan to use it to make money, you need to get the paid version @ $500/year.
The developer is a questionable criteria for selecting a CAD tool. Instead, there are technical reasons for Fusion 360 (or FreeCAD). One is parametric modeling. Another is articulating parts. Fusion has them. Sketchup doesn't.
Excellent video, thanks for all the useful info!
Thanks for your videos. I used your shop miter saw plans but learned that I have to adapt, improvise and overcome when putting others plans in my shop. My space was shorter and needed to shorten things. I would like to get into the Fusion 3D but HOLY COY, $495 A YEAR!!! Can you imagine how many clamps that would buy :-)
Three is free personal license.
Killer video man. Having purchased a few of your plans, I can attest to them being top notch. Yours are my favorite because of the detail, color, and cut list/supplies. Keep it up 👍🏻
Ha, can’t believe I haven’t seen this one sooner. Also recommended Kevin K in a vid (his free playlist). Fusion 360 is soo good and once learned is like riding a bike. Please don’t quit TH-cam bro. Cheers!
I appreciate this video since I just bought build plans from a great engineer and I have no idea how to start since his build plans need you to be able to read his mind. There is no particular order and just a lot of random pictures in many folders. The layout is a giant template with numbers all over the place. I would have an easier time building the pyramids from reading a burn scar off of someone's palm like Indiana Jones.
Fabulous job as usual! Hey, after all anyone with a Saturn V model is top notch. What a beast that rocket was! Keep up the A+ work!!!
This is awesome. Thanks! I need to get going on my first plan!
I've never used Fusion 360, but I'm guessing it can do what Creo does as far as parametric tables within the drawing. set single level or multi level style BOM, enter parameter(s) for the table to look for and it auto populates each column. No mistakes with leaving stuff off or getting QTY incorrect. Example: you have an assembly and drawing. the feature tree in the assembly could take the quantity of each component in your assembly file and then, if the drawing is pointing at that assembly, when you enter a parameter at the top of a column and refresh, it would automatically update the quantity. Rinse and repeat for part number, descriptions, material, or whatever.
When in the drawing, you can then export that table as a .csv file in order to import an excel table into your powerpoint. If you wanted to get real fancy, you could link the ppt table to the excel file location and use excel vba to link those for revisions to the plans.
Also, for views on project plans, maybe fusion has something similar to Creo's "combined states." If you're not sure what that is, take a look at David Martin's YT channel. he explains it better than I ever could. Combined states would be a great tool for your plans and you only have to manipulate a single file.
SO helpful!! It really inspires me with something I could do for some cash to save for upgraded tools. Thank you!!!
It is in fact my first time to the channel / video I've seen and I must share that I got WAY too excited over the definition of Shop Greatness.
Great video! You use powerpoint, please let us know when and what other tool you get instead of powerpoint. Thanks!
Awesome video man! Thanks for taking the time to lay this out for everyone. I've been really wanting to jump ship from Sketchup into Fusion; even more of reason!
So cool video, so detailed about how to make your plans. Great info and tips! Thank, bro'!
One perk to Sketchup is the 3D AR mode in the mobile app. I know iOS has it and I'd assume they've got it in the Android version but I've used it a lot of times to show my wife / family members what I'm about to build them before I build it so they can visualize exactly what it's going to look like in that space and how it'll change the dynamics or how it'll fill out and use the area. I mean if you're already building it in 3D, why not use AR to see it in the space?
Excellent video, this was just what I was looking for!
One suggestion I’d offer since you said you’re looking to move away from PowerPoint is the Affinity suite of apps. They have Publisher (Indesign replacement), Photo (Photoshop replacement), and Designer (Illustrator replacement). I’ve been using those for about 6 months now and haven’t looked back. They are a one time purchase as opposed to a subscription which is awesome and I have yet to find a tool from Adobe that’s missing in Affinity. Didn’t mean to make this sound like a sales pitch, I just really enjoy these apps and I think you might as well!
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As always, very appreciative of folks sharing their process and helpful info. this was really informative.
This is fantasic! I love this, thank you for making this video. Very inspiring.
You have developed a great business model
Dude this is super helpful. Really appreciate the info Travis! I just made a table saw cart and want to make plans for it so this is timely!!
Really like these videos. Very informative. Would love to hear more about how youve built your channel and monetised your hobby. From audio and video to etsy and growth.
Love this video; maybe my 10th watch, I'm finally computer shopping!
For small furniture and flat-pack items in 360, do you think I'll need the minimum 3Ghz clock speed as listed in the system requirements? I plan to also get a higher functioning desktop, but for now just a laptop, that will eventually mainly run Lightburn and radio/etc.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Thanks for the tip on F360 training. I have been struggling to learn it. And thanks for the affirmation that it is a good tool for the job.
Thanks for the tips I was looking for something similar of what your saying on how to show a guide with explanations and greetings from Puerto Rico.
Outstanding video! Super helpful.
I came across your videos over the Thanksgiving holidays. Great videos. Thanks for sharing and I have a shop cabinet plan I am working on because of these videos. I am NOT repeat NOT a wood worker. Looking forward to my build.
Thanks again for a great video.
I love how you turn the Lego instruction into a Lamborghini brochure 😂
LEGO builder here-that actually IS the instruction manual for the 42115 LEGO Technic Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 that was released in 2020. It has over 30 pages of photography of actual Lambos and history, which gives it that brochure look. See it here: lego.brickinstructions.com/en/lego_instructions/set/42115/rb
Great video boss. Great info on getting own "business " up and running. A lot of info stated on cut lost and build lost sparked a better way forward for me. All though I have done something similar the way you broke it all down is way easier and don't know why I did not think about it like that. So thanks. Keep up the awesome videos and builds.
Have you used the 3D CONNEXION controller yet. This is a game-changer for Fusion 360!
Very useful and informative! I'm going to make my first build plan today. Thanks!
Great video. I use sketchup for my own drawings to use as 'plans' for my builds, but I've been considering offering full plans for projects on my channel. You've given me lots to think about, thanks!
Love the Lego Saturn rocket in the background. :)
Hey Travis, have you experienced a template plan printing out smaller than you designed it? I’m sure the parts I’m working on are digitally the right size, but when printed out they are shrunk down and I ensured that “fit to page” is unchecked. Just seeing if you ever had this issue. Thanks
Awesome work. Keep on pursuing shop greatness.
You sir, are amazing.
Very nicely presented.
Fusion 360 is a great option
This is an extremely informative video! Thanks! I have built a piece of furniture that I really like building and using and I would like to sell plans for it. Are there professionals like yourself that would create the PDF based on my specs and save me having to learn that skill?
This was an excellent video, I learned a lot. Thank you....
All I could think about is how my OCD was driving me nuts with the partially opened drawer behind you!
Ahhh me too! I didn’t even notice until I was done shooting! Haha
Oh man. I wanted a video to tell me to stay with sketchup over F360 LOL. Maybe it's time to make the plunge. Cost is a factor, but it's not *the* factor. I'll give Kevin's tutorial a whirl. Thanks
Thank you for inspiration, that's really awesome!
I’ve been wondering how I could go about doing something like this. Video explained it amazingly. Thanks for the inspiration! 👊🏻
PowerPoint...I wish I saw this before I dropped $1000 on f360...nice video
Wow! Great incite to this part of the business! A lot of content creators do this but never share the benefits. Keep up the good work!
great discussion, thanks for the information.
Thanks so much for this! Definitely filled a need with this video!
I just want to learn how to make plans for all the ideas I have right now. I have no tools and I'm about to borrow tools to make my first project.
I think Fusion360 has a nesting workspace. Have you tried it. I saw it in one of the training videos.
Wow this is a great video... Thank you so much
I always see these amazing plans drawn up for projects on Pinterest and I have been wanting to make my graph paper plans better... This is super helpful
love how you make your plans and your right visuals does help! I went and checked your plans in Etsy but they are mostly workbenches or things you need in the workshop, do you have woodworking plans for furniture?
My niche is shop furniture, not real furniture. I stay in my lane
what is Id vs powerpoint? I can,t find that anywhere ...thanks
I found your channel by Googling how to make woodworking plans. I enjoyed your video. Quick! However, I got some good information and some Ideas. I have been playing around with Sketchup for years (I am no expert!), and I can drew up something basic in a heartbeat. It is just trying to get that in to a printed format to take out to the shop and build. I have the free Fusion 360 version. However, it is only good for a year. I like Fusion 360, but can not justify the cost for what I do to get the bells and whistles of the paid version (same thing with Sketchup).
I also like the idea using PowerPoint for your plans. I will give that a try. I even made my first TH-cam videos using PowerPoint. Thanks for the ideas.
My little shop is not a business. I use it mainly for me (sawdust therapy). I do on occasions will make something for family. But if I do get a chance to make a few extra bucks here and there...OK
Thanks for the video, and I subscribed!
You can renew the free Personal Use Fusion 360 license every year when it 'expires' as long as you still meet the qualifications (aka...not using it for commercial use). It will simply ask you if you want to subscribe/pay for commercial use. Instead, you will go to the website, sign in, click download personal use, and it will auto-renew the license. They don't make it easy/intuitive (probably intentional) but they do have help articles that explain it, so it is the official way.
I just purchased your Ultimate garage cabinet build and I was wondering what plywood I could use on a budget is constructions OK
Yes, as long as you use 3/4” and 1/2” you’ll be fine
Great info👍Do you have a recommended page size to put the plans onto? Sorry if already answered, I’m asking days after watching the video and didn’t rewatch.
The Etsy Fees are getting worse and worse. Would advise people to TRY and start their own websites. Must fight against these Greedy corporations, profiting off our hard work and ideas
This is an awesome video bud. Thank you.
Thank you for your guidance.
Awesome video and explanation. You can really tell your professional career skills shining through in this TH-cam channel. Excellent work! Also, you may want to look into Snagit from TechSmith. It is a phenomenal screenshot tool which could help with the lack of functionality in PowerPoint. It will also complement the workflow when you move away from PP into a different authoring tool. My apologies if you already have used it, just figured it may help. Thanks again!
PowerPoint is clutch. I also use it more than I care to mention for my job in the army. I swear PowerPoint is the unofficial sponsor of the army lol
Not even close. The Marine Corps uses it for everything. And I mean everything.
I’ve seen both sides in a Joint environment and I have to go with John. The Army depends on it. The Marines use it because they won’t buy us anything else that might be more cutting edge or useful, it works, and it comes for free with Office.
I think it would be safe to change my statement to unofficial sponsor of the U.S. Military. Hahaha. I’ve only worked with Marines once and not enough to determine “who use it more.” But they (marines) did laugh at the fact I (more so my company) used it to “battle track.” I mean create on PowerPoint then save as pdf and submit to higher lol
I have literally been killed by "Death by Powerpoint" in the Marines 9,643 times in a four year period. Pretty sure VA should have given me a rating for PTSD just from the powerpoints!
@@dustinw.9044 if only the VA would!!! 12 years of it right now with 8 to go 🤦♂️🤦♂️
I bought your outfeed table plans. They are pretty good plans. I would have liked to see them a little more flexible to change but I think I can make them work.. Not sure what the white out colors are in the cut lists though.
Love the video as with all your content. As much as I’d love to start working with something like Fusion or Sketchup, a subscription based system just isn’t in reach for my level of hobby woodworking. Is there anything you might recommend that’s a ‘buy once, cry once’ type of option that might be more accessible to a more amateur/hobby-level user trying to explore with 3D modeling?
Looking at the free vs paid Fusion 360 program. Any major differences in features that would make you recommend paid over free?
Free limits the number of designs you can edit, can’t export drawings, limited functionality with simulation and CAM too
Great video as usual!! Keep it up brother. One of my favorite channels on YT!
Travis, this was extremely informative! I'm also planning to offer downloadable design plans for a very niche market, and trying to determine if there is even a small market. If you don't mind me asking, other than getting traffic on Etsy, have you determined what draws the most traffic to your build plans? Is it SEO, hashtags, ads, etc? Thank you.
There is also a little rat dog running around in the background! Cute little dog, too!
Pita!!!!! She’s a beeb. We love her. She’ll be in the next video. I’ll make sure of it. Haha.
Sketchup started as a Google project!
It is still owned by Google and almost every year they release a new version. But, as an old user of SketchUp, I don't recall many updates for an existing version. I do recall a bunch of sites where to get different plug-ins and useful tool to integrate into your existing version, some for free, many for some money. Not much support if you need it, but there are forums where you can find help faster.
Still, it is a good tool, but not great. It has its own limitations.
@@olachus owned by Trimble for which they purchased from Google.
Imo, they ruined it by making it overly web based. At least if you want updates.
This is gold man! Thanks so much, I've been wondering how I should even get started when it comes to making plans. This breaks it down beautifully!
Thank you. Loved the video.
Great content. I have no plans to sell plans but even for my own use I'd like to have to tools to do a good job & learn something new in case, in the future, I want to move in that direction.