This would include additional space needed for loading in and out and so on. For instance an elevated transparency which represents the in/out feed area on a table saw when breaking down full sheets. I suppose the full 3D option is nice to look at but whenever I have done floor plan layouts what seems to help most is just a plain old 2D top view in parallel projection with solid shapes that represent the machinery itself and then transparencies which represent the in/out feed, and man positions, of the tools and work areas. Seeing the tools themselves is fun but laying out a space without knowing all the specific support areas would seem to make for a lot of mistakes. So, to get a better idea of what it would look like, I put together the tools I have in 3D.I suppose the full 3D option is nice to look at but whenever I have done floor plan layouts what seems to help most is just a plain old 2D top view in parallel projection with solid shapes that represent the machinery itself and then transparencies which represent the in/out feed, and man positions, of the tools and work areas.

Most of the 'sets' I found were incomplete and mixed brands and none of them covered the exact models I have-all of my stationary tools are Delta brand. I looked around the 'net to see what was available in CAD, but didn't really find anything that was suitable as-is or could be easily modified to fit what I have.

I'm moving my shop and wanted to play around with some different layouts.

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