Radiusing the sides & tops of edging in SU. How?

[garywayne]

Hi guys.

I have plans for a lawers bookcase and was converting it to SU.

On one of the edges they tell you to put a 3/8" radius on the front edges, and both ends. The size of the edgings are:- L 16" X W 3/4" X T 5/8".

This is a top view:-

This is the side view:-

How do I draw a 3D image in SU?
Any tips would be most appreciated.

 

[SketchUp Guru]

Gary, do you want that radius to be part of the piece of wood or an applued moulding?

 

[SketchUp Guru]

Well, here's something that ought to help.

I drew a length of stock 3/4" wide and 5/8" thick. I added a 3/8" radius arc to a corner and a 3/8" R half circle to the back. This was scaled up by measuring with the tape measure. I measured the 3/4" length and typed 75 to rescale it to 75 inches wide. Push/Pull rounds over the corners and Follow Me handles the radiusing of the edge. When complete, scale back down to size by measuring the 75" length and typing .75 Enter.

Soften the edges as needed with Ctrl+Eraser.

I didn't do it in this example but you should probably set the segment counts down a bit before drawing the arcs. You'd probably get away fine with 6 segments on the quarter arc and 8 on the half circle.

 

[planetWayne]

HA!

tried it - and did it! - neat tip!
:lol:

 

[garywayne]

excellent. Exactly what I wanted Dave. Thanks very much.
Sorry I didn't make myself clear to start with.