Sneak Peek: New Styles for Graphics and Plans
Added 2021-05-29 11:00:03 +0000 UTCFriends:
As I wrote a few weeks ago, I'm taking the last week of each month off so I can do things like payroll and taxes; the things the keep any business going.
So this week, I'm not doing a regular video, but I do have a sneak peek at the new graphics style you'll be seeing in plans and videos. I recently hired a CAD designer (who is also finishing a Master's in Architecture). We'll be doing all future 3D modeling in Fusion 360 and updating the graphic design to be more modern and professional.
In the picture, you can see a model of a Mission-style nailed bench. That's not a photograph; it's a digital rendering. The video of the bench build will be out either next week or the week after. It's built and the plans are almost done. And of course, they will be free to Patrons.
Oh, and in preparation for my forthcoming book, I did a short video on how to make a strop, so you get a video after all!
Hope everyone has a great weekend. See you next week!
--Rex
Comments
Thank you for the update Rex. That rendering is really nice. The new designer is going to be a big help in increasing your content and the already good quality of your plans. Now it is going to be harder to make my work look like the plans and the renderings.
Matt Evans-Koch
2021-06-01 04:04:43 +0000 UTCWe plan to, but that's going to be a LOOOONG project.
Rex Krueger
2021-05-31 11:33:31 +0000 UTCFor sure!
Rex Krueger
2021-05-31 11:32:35 +0000 UTCThank you!
Rex Krueger
2021-05-31 11:32:26 +0000 UTCVery sharp.
Sean McGown
2021-05-30 23:03:40 +0000 UTCFrans van Ballegooijen I recognize that Rex will not be doing the actual CAD work, but he is the face of the Rex Krueger empire. Because of that, Rex will get the credit when the plans {or videos) are good and he will be the focus of any criticism.
Bob Templeton
2021-05-30 21:45:22 +0000 UTCRex won't be doing CAD himself. He hired a CAD designer. So any critisism on the CAD designs will not reflect on Rex, but on the designer...
Frans van Ballegooijen
2021-05-30 12:35:43 +0000 UTCAwesome Rex! Will you be making Fusion files available as part of "the plans" moving forward? Would be ever so nice to make little tweaks that parametric modeling makes so easy!
veddermatic
2021-05-30 00:09:20 +0000 UTCFusion is free for hobbyists; there is a license option for those of us who just use it for person projects that costs nothing.
veddermatic
2021-05-30 00:08:04 +0000 UTCI can't wait to get my copy of the book.
Michael Bennett
2021-05-29 21:48:06 +0000 UTCHi Rex! I've heard that F360 is a piece of a very good software. However it is not free software. I believe you might want give FreeCAD a try. I am sure it's not as powerful as F360, but I believe it's good enough for woodworking projects. And your viewers will appreciate FC is available for free. (And has a great community.) Your CAD designer might also be interested in FreeCAD as one of its authors is an architect and he develops a BIM module and says, he uses FC professionally. (Look for FreeCAD related presentations on this year's FOSDEM conference, they are available online at https://fosdem.org/2021/)
stlmch
2021-05-29 20:36:00 +0000 UTCHi Rex! Im pro 3d modeller, i can help u whit 3d graph. My work: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9vqzN https://www.artstation.com/artwork/eaxLb6 https://www.artstation.com/artwork/B12mDD
Sudden Rain
2021-05-29 19:40:51 +0000 UTCProud of you for hiring out to experts those things that are not uniquely 'Rex'.
Jon Linna
2021-05-29 16:30:25 +0000 UTCThank you Rex. I'm looking forward to getting your book. I love books as much as woodworking. This makes me giddy. Lol
John Hiemstra
2021-05-29 14:07:47 +0000 UTCI have been using Fusion for my stuff, I find it more intuitive than Sketch Up
Pete Halsted
2021-05-29 13:57:54 +0000 UTCRex, your plans have always been of quality, having a dedicated designer is just next level stuff. Also really appreciate the basics on the recent video's - There is a large generation of us who never had a shop class and had to learn by just doing. All the basic "pro-tips" do help. Thank you.
Mathew Lynch
2021-05-29 13:41:08 +0000 UTCHave a great weekend brother!!
Rustique Frank
2021-05-29 13:33:35 +0000 UTCI love Saturday morning, especially when I see the little Patreon logo on my tablet. 😁
Jim "Mr. Measure Twice" Marchetti
2021-05-29 13:21:42 +0000 UTCImage looks amazing, beautiful piece! Thank you for the amazing value that you provide to everyone, so excited to see the new look for your forthcoming plans. It makes total sense for you to take that time each month for the not-so-exciting-but-necessary-for-running-a-business stuff. Thank you again!
Aaron Wasielewski
2021-05-29 12:29:26 +0000 UTCPre-ordered the book weeks ago. Can't want to get it.
Martin Hartley
2021-05-29 12:28:28 +0000 UTCThat render looks great! Hope the business admin goes smoothly and swiftly for you 😁
Richard Davies
2021-05-29 12:24:01 +0000 UTCLove the new cad drawings are you going to go back through old projects and redo the drawings
Chris
2021-05-29 12:08:13 +0000 UTCEnjoy your week of different duties. The image looks great! Using CAD for your models presents you with more decisions to make. Are you going to offer the CAD models with your plans? When do you use rendered images versus unshaded images? I prefer unshaded images when I am printing a drawing but a rendered image can clarify the part. If you share the CAD models, you are inviting critique of your CAD skills and techniques by those of us who are eager to tell you that our techniques are better.
Bob Templeton
2021-05-29 11:58:57 +0000 UTCKudos for offering your book in Kindle format. I am 71 and it makes it really easy to read plus I can take out in my shop for easy reference.
Larry Pogue
2021-05-29 11:39:21 +0000 UTCCome hang out on the forum with us. You'll love it there! rexkrueger.discourse.group
Nic Beurskens
2021-05-29 11:24:06 +0000 UTCI just joined a couple of days ago. I see my luck still holds. I become a patron and you "take a week off". Lol
Jeff Tinsley
2021-05-29 11:20:55 +0000 UTCI built the 6 board chest. Now I know what I can do with the leftover lumber and square nails :-)
Brian Taylor
2021-05-29 11:18:27 +0000 UTCI am looking forward to getting my book. Will get it 22nd July in UK.
The Deaf Maker
2021-05-29 11:10:38 +0000 UTCBeing from Australia every time I hear the word Strop I get a flashback to the 70's , this is great news and looking forward to the new look plans.
Richard Ziewiec
2021-05-29 11:08:01 +0000 UTC
