create own design furniture etc

[brianathome]

I want to design a television /home theatre cabinet,I am no cad specialist,how might I do this??,I have previously used (long ago) Design workshop classic,sketchup I don't like
brian

[okh]

• The Create your own 3D Models heading on the models page will point you to Art of Illusion and Blender.
• There are lots of other tools out there too, commercial and free, make sure they will save in a supported format.
• For a plain cabinet with shelves, you could use SH3D:
  1. Design your cabinet as if it was lying on the floor, rear side down.
  2. Use walls to create the sides and shelves. Wall thickness = material thickness, wall height = depth of furniture, etc. Add colours etc.
  3. Select 'model' and export selection as .obj format.
  4. Import the model turning it upright (and adjust size etc).
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  5. Or you could compile a simple structure using boxes and grouping them when finished.
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