{"id":13648,"date":"2022-11-04T12:42:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T16:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/?p=13648"},"modified":"2022-11-04T12:44:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T16:44:52","slug":"diy-birdhouse-furniture-with-makebyme-and-homebyme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2022\/11\/diy-birdhouse-furniture-with-makebyme-and-homebyme.html","title":{"rendered":"DIY Birdhouse &#038; Furniture with MakeByMe and HomeByMe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13649\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/boho-living-room-with-makebyme-homebyme--551x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/boho-living-room-with-makebyme-homebyme--551x615.png 551w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/boho-living-room-with-makebyme-homebyme--269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/boho-living-room-with-makebyme-homebyme--768x857.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/boho-living-room-with-makebyme-homebyme--728x812.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/boho-living-room-with-makebyme-homebyme-.png 885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Get inspired and make your own projects with the Do It Yourself (DIY) apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/home.by.me\/en\/makebyme\/\">MakeByMe<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/home.by.me\/en\/\">HomebyMe<\/a> (up to 5 projects free) by Dassault Systemes.\u00a0 Students, Educators, Makers, Hobbyists, SOLIDWORKS users, this creative app is browser-based for those who love to design &amp; build furniture or wood projects. I&#8217;m in love with easy, fun, inspirational technology from my SOLIDWORKS colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>By day, I use SOLIDWORKS Cloud Apps,\u00a0 xDesign and xShape, on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform\u00a0 for my engineering work.\u00a0 At night, I find myself using MakebyMe and HomebyMe as a DIY-er who visits Home Depot, LOWES, and the local hardware store on a weekly basis.\u00a0 So I hope you will follow along and give it a try.<\/p>\n<p>There are great video tutorials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJm4PxjY_CQytc2-0ySfwMA\/playlists?app=desktop\">playlist<\/a> for MakeByMe in English, French and Spanish.\u00a0 HomeByMe has a great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVscKBbh2i_GBS_v94-SJtw\">playlist<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn the Basics\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AQ0Kf3Y7Dbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AQ0Kf3Y7Dbs\">MakeByMe Basics Video<\/a> to understand how to select, size lumber and manipulate tools to cut, delete, rotate and move.\u00a0 Understand the user interface &#8211; before you start your Birdhouse.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13673\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Discover-Now-615x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Discover-Now-615x247.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Discover-Now-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Discover-Now-768x308.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Discover-Now-728x292.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Discover-Now.jpg 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/home.by.me\/en\/makebyme\/\">MakebyMe<\/a>.\u00a0 Select the <a href=\"https:\/\/r1132100503382-eu1-xbyapplication.3dexperience.3ds.com\/#\/home\">Discover now<\/a> button.\u00a0 Enter your email address.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Birdhouse Tutorial\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rNWFnRDehNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Review the Birdhouse tutorial.\u00a0 Now it is time to create your Birdhouse project.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13672\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Create-a-project-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Create-a-project-1.jpg 422w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Create-a-project-1-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select Create a project.\u00a0 Enter BIrdhouse for Project name.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13674\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Construction-Lumber.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Construction-Lumber.jpg 586w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Construction-Lumber-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Under Materials tab, select Lumber.\u00a0 Under Construction tab, select 1&#215;6 (19x140mm board).\u00a0 Note,\u00a0 a 1 in x 6 in board&#8217;s actual dimensions are .75 in x 5.5 in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13655\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-1in-x-6in-x-96in-496x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-1in-x-6in-x-96in-496x615.jpg 496w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-1in-x-6in-x-96in-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-1in-x-6in-x-96in.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select Pine.\u00a0 Enter 96 for length.\u00a0 \u00a0Select Add to project.\u00a0 The Birdhouse video also gives size in metric units too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13675\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-cut-dimensions-615x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-cut-dimensions-615x281.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-cut-dimensions-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-cut-dimensions-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-cut-dimensions-728x333.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-cut-dimensions.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the uppermost rotation arrow to rotate the board 90 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Select the board and tap the cut tool on the bottom toolbar. Tap the cut tool\u2019s move arrow\u00a0 &lt; so that the dimension boxes are visible. Tap on the dimension box and type in the different lengths for each part. After you type in a value tap ok at the top of the screen to make the cut then repeat until you are done.<\/p>\n<p>The Undo icon in the lower left corner is great &#8211; if you need to go back a step.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13657\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-Delete-Material-615x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-Delete-Material-615x348.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-Delete-Material-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-Delete-Material-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-Delete-Material-728x412.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Birdhouse-Delete-Material.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the remaining offcut part that remains and Delete.\u00a0 You can use this lumber for another project.<\/p>\n<p>Save your project.\u00a0 As you learn, it is very important you save after each major step.\u00a0 The cuts are complete.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13666\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Rotate-and-Assemble.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Rotate-and-Assemble.jpg 598w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Rotate-and-Assemble-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Review the Birdhouse tutorial video to understand how to rotate, translate and snap each piece.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13680\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Pitch-Angle-Bird-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Pitch-Angle-Bird-House.jpg 426w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Pitch-Angle-Bird-House-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 16.5pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #77797c;\">To create the pitch for the roof select one of the sides and return to the cut tool. Rotate the blade to 10 degrees and snap it to the top. Tap ok and remove the offcut. Repeat this for the other side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13663\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Cut-Hole-and-Size-436x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Cut-Hole-and-Size-436x615.jpg 436w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Cut-Hole-and-Size-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Cut-Hole-and-Size.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Hole Tool works like an actual hole saw, you need to set the diameter and the position through dimensions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13665\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Plans-and-Cut-List-363x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Plans-and-Cut-List-363x615.jpg 363w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Plans-and-Cut-List-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/MakeByMe-Plans-and-Cut-List.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you created your birdhouse, MakeByMe recorded your steps, materials , and cut list.\u00a0 Select the Plans tab to get your Cut List.\u00a0 HomeDepot and Lowes will cut your lumber.\u00a0 First you purchase the board you need.\u00a0 In this case standard, 1x6x96.\u00a0 Then, in the back of the store&#8217;s lumber area, there is usually a nice sales associate that will cut it for you.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not have access to wood, you can use your imagination.\u00a0 When I was teaching, some years I did not have a lot of money for materials.\u00a0 Corrugated cardboard and a good paper cutter (safe) can help students visualize their projects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adding a MakeByMe Project into HomeByMe\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mysv-dJCvwk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can also take your project from MakebyMe and insert it into HomeByMe.<\/p>\n<p>What an exciting time to be a DIY &#8211; er who likes projects.<\/p>\n<p>Design well.\u00a0 Marie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get inspired and make your own projects with the Do It Yourself (DIY) apps, MakeByMe and HomebyMe (up to 5 projects free) by Dassault Systemes.\u00a0 Students, Educators, Makers, Hobbyists, SOLIDWORKS users, this creative app is browser-based for those who love<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2022\/11\/diy-birdhouse-furniture-with-makebyme-and-homebyme.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":13663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6862,5381,5492,6712,5211],"tags":[5281,7135,7134,7044,7136,7133,3931,6854],"class_list":["post-13648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3dexperience","category-cad-2","category-design-2","category-education","category-technology-2","tag-3dexperience","tag-birdhouse","tag-diy","tag-homebyme","tag-interior-design","tag-makebyme","tag-solidworks","tag-woodworking"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13648"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13682,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13648\/revisions\/13682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}