The Beginning of SketchList 3D
While building a breakfront to display artwork and store dishes, Dave Rozewski looked for easy to use woodworking software. He thought that most of the design packages available didn’t meet the specific needs of woodworkers. Some were difficult to learn, some didn’t provide the reports woodworkers needed, and some made making modifications difficult. Over the next few years, software development efforts solved these problems for other woodworkers – both hobbyists and professionals. The days of being stuck with CAD programs marketed as design solutions for woodworkers were over. SketchList 3D lets you quickly model your design in 3D, produce all the reports you need, and get your work to the shop quicker.
User-Friendly Furniture Design Software
Designing with SketchList 3D is like building with your hands, not programming a computer – you see what you plan to make instantly. This software has eliminated the limits of CAD programs to become the first 3D modeling program specifically for woodworkers.
Standard woodworking functions are reduced to just a couple of clicks. Contours, joinery, shaping, hardware, doors, drawers and cabinets. A process that usually takes a long time in CAD, can now all be built in a matter of a few clicks. Additionally, the models designed within the software encompass the task of reporting – integrated and automated. Any change in the design instantly appears in all the reports.
Our innovation continues. Because we listen to our customers. We understand how they work, what they like in our software, and what can be better. Then, we incorporate their best ideas and suggestions into SketchList 3D.
What Users Say About SketchList 3D
I craft custom-sized display cases and display stands, tables, and cabinets. When I receive a request for a quote on an item, I also generate a model rendering of the item using SketchList woodworking software and send this picture along with the quote to the prospective customer. I have received several positive comments from customers who liked getting an idea of what the item would look like. I also use the parts list report as a reference when I start cutting the pieces that make up the item.
Bill Boyd
Over my 25 years in this business, I have used many different CAD programs, and SketchList Pro 3D is among the most intuitive woodworking software I have seen for cabinet makers.
This system is certainly different from the many CAD programs I have used in the past, but that is just because I am “re-training”. Most CAD programs work pretty much the same; once you know one, the only differences are in features. SketchList Pro will be easier for woodworkers to learn since EVERYTHING is designed from boards, just like you are already used to. It is a subtle but crucial distinction in my opinion.
It works like you do. Not with lines on virtual paper but by assembling individual boards and panels into recognizable objects. These can then be saved and placed into a known workspace just as you would on the job site. I know of no other program that gives you both 3D renderings to sell the job to a client AND the cut lists, shop drawings, and optimized material layouts to build the job with should you win the bid.
Ralph BagnallWe Believe In
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