jamieFL
Member
Sorry if this has been covered before, but I can't find what I'm looking for.
What does FT use to create its plans? I've been experimenting with Sketchup Pro and have created a set of plans. Knowing what lines to cut and what lines to crease, the plane will go together fine...but there are a lot of lines and they currently are not coded or labeled.
Sketchup has worked well, but I can't seem to change line colors. From what I have read about Sketchup, lines are not really lines, but edges. You can change edge colors if you set line color to be 'set by material'. This does not work for individual lines. How do you set cut, fold, and glue lines to different colors? Should I use a different program?
Also, what about printing to scale? I can export to PDF but it seems to add a very large margins to the plans. my foam board is 40"x32" and so should be my plans, but the PDF plans came out 88"x44". First I created a box that is 40x32 and then placed the individual pieces onto it. I've printed onto a single sheet of paper and cut out the pieces and they fold up correctly.
Lastly, how do you add text to the plans? I would like to add model name and directions onto the plans. The text I have been able to add seems to scale erratically.
So, does FT use Sketchup, or something else. If anyone is creating plans similar to FT plans and you have figured out how to do what I'm asking...I would appreciate your help.
What does FT use to create its plans? I've been experimenting with Sketchup Pro and have created a set of plans. Knowing what lines to cut and what lines to crease, the plane will go together fine...but there are a lot of lines and they currently are not coded or labeled.
Sketchup has worked well, but I can't seem to change line colors. From what I have read about Sketchup, lines are not really lines, but edges. You can change edge colors if you set line color to be 'set by material'. This does not work for individual lines. How do you set cut, fold, and glue lines to different colors? Should I use a different program?
Also, what about printing to scale? I can export to PDF but it seems to add a very large margins to the plans. my foam board is 40"x32" and so should be my plans, but the PDF plans came out 88"x44". First I created a box that is 40x32 and then placed the individual pieces onto it. I've printed onto a single sheet of paper and cut out the pieces and they fold up correctly.
Lastly, how do you add text to the plans? I would like to add model name and directions onto the plans. The text I have been able to add seems to scale erratically.
So, does FT use Sketchup, or something else. If anyone is creating plans similar to FT plans and you have figured out how to do what I'm asking...I would appreciate your help.