SketchUp: Text and Dimensions
Apply text and dimensions to the model. Learn how to change size, font, arrowhead, and difference between pushpin and view-based.
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SketchUp: Animate a Model
Make and export an mp4 video with scenes and the Look Around tool.
SketchUp: Use Solid Tools for a 3D Printable Pacman Ornament
Use the Outer Shell and Trim solid tools plus linear array, the 2 Point Arc, and Make a Face extension to model a Pacman ghost ornament that can be 3D printed.
SketchUp: Scenes
Make scenes of a living room.
SketchUp: Layers and Outliner
Make layers, move geometry to those layers, and see how the Outliner works.
SketchUp: Model, Paint and Furnish an Interior Space
Model a living room with a sloped ceiling, choose colors and materials with the Paint Bucket and add a Warehouse component window and furniture.
SketchUp: Make and Link Local Collection Folders
Make local folders to hold materials downloaded from the 3D Warehouse and Benjamin Moore site. Link them to the Favorites and make them accessible each time you launch the software.
SketchUp 2015: Bend Text with the Shape Bender Plugin
Bend 3D text around an arc with the CLF Shape Bender extension (plugin).
A Model and 3D Print of a Pet Collar Tag
Here’s a pet collar tag I modeled in SketchUp and printed on my MakerBot. What’s so fun about 3D printing is its mass customization abilities. Draw or trace a design, add your name, make it any color. You can also Continue reading A Model and 3D Print of a Pet Collar Tag
SketchUp: Divide a Line into Equal Parts
Model the stepped graphic that is the SketchUp icon with the Divide function and inferencing.