How to Create a Half Sphere in SketchUp

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There are probably many ways to create a half sphere in SketchUp . This is one of them.

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Create a circle.

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    Change your perspective and create another circle.
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2

Draw a line on the bottom of the circle.

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    This will be used to separate the two halves of it.
3

Erase the bottom of the circle.

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4

Adjust the perspective.

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    Change your perspective so that you are looking down from the top, select the bottom circle, click on the Follow Me tool and then click on the 'upright' circle.
5

Erase the circle that created the path.

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    The part that is not part of the dome.
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