A chair is a good project for beginners because it teaches many of the basic strategies used in SketchUp.
Steps
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Open Google SketchUp. Google SketchUp 6 can be downloaded for free at the SketchUp website. This is not hard to do.
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Create a rectangle and use the PUSH/PULL tool to create a 3D rectangle.Advertisement
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Using the Line tool, draw a side-view 2D chair on one sides of the object.
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Use the Push/Pull tool to remove the blocks and shape the chair.
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Change your view to under the chair and create a rectangle for the front leg.
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Use the Push/Pull tool to push that part away and shape the front legs of the chair.
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Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the back legs of the chair.
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Increase the height of the backrest of the chair and create an arc near the top using the Arc tool.
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Use the Push/Pull tool to shape the final form of the chair.Advertisement
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Tips
- You could also make a square in the centre of the chair seat which is almost as big as the seat itself. Pull it up slightly to make a seat cushionThanks
- The strategy of making shapes and pushing/pulling them out can be used to make many things.Thanks
- You can make this chair in a smaller size as well.Thanks
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