Woodworking

[DonnaEmHof]

Can I draw a woodworking plan for like a table or chair with illustrator?

[Monika Gause]

You might want to tell us some details about what you have in mind.

Also: what should keep you from doing it? You might need the plugin CADtools and also Illustrator won't do material calculations, but other than that ...

[John Mensinger]

Yes, it's quite well suited to 2D plan drawing. I built an outdoor deck this summer that I first drew out completely to-scale in Illustrator, then used as reference during the build to easily retrieve the size and position of each board.

That said, it isn't a drafting package or a design aid per se, so there are no features specific to those functions, unless as Monika mentioned, you add those features in plugin form.

[chrisl41501719]

Yes. It has several ways to accurately place design elements, group and combine or cut them, evenly distribute... You can also turn on a grid in the background for 2D or a perspective grid for isometric views. I've made instructions and plans for all sorts of things with Illustrator.