SketchUp Challenge No. 2

[SketchUp Guru]

A curved, raised panel door. The rails and stiles must be the same width. The same goes for the raising. This one is timed. Less than 3 minutes.

Ready, Steady, Go!

 

[Slim]

I really struggled with this Dave. 3 minutes? More like 30!

This is my effort. Do I need to explain how I did it, because I don't think I can remember. :? I am obviously missing an easy way of doing it.

 

[SketchUp Guru]

It looks good Simon. I won't make you describe how you did it, though.

Take a look at this video to see how I did it. The video ran 2:10 from start to end. I had a few delays due to the video capture software running at the same time I was drawing so it isn't as smooth as I'd like.

I used Offset on the original arc to get the inside arc. Push/Pull on the sector to give the door height, a new plugin called Offset on Surface* to make the offsets on the curved faces and Joint Push/Pull to create the panel area. To create the raising I used another plugin called Skin.

My point in this wasn't to show off or anything. the intent was to offer some new options and hopefully get you thinking along new lines.

*You may need to sign up for the SketchUp Community Forums to get Offset on a Surface.

 

[CNC Paul]

Hey Dave,

Thanks, another great video.

What are the tools at the bottom left of the screen ?


Thanks


Paul

 

[Slim]

Ah ha! I never thought of plugins. Does the 3 minutes include the time to download and install them? :wink:

Great video Dave (nice soundtrack as well). It goes to show how useful these challenges will be. I have learnt several good techniques from this one alone.

 

[SketchUp Guru]

Thank you gentlemen.

Paul, the tools in blue and yellow at the bottom left are for SU2KT, the exporter to Kerkythea.

 

[wizer]

Actually, I'd imagined that would be the way to do it. It would have taken me hours to actually do it tho.

Great video Dave

 

[John McM]

Brilliant as usual Dave. Thanks for posting.

 

[rileytoolworks]

Wow Dave! You're some kind of sketch up God!
I've downloaded the plug ins you've used but I'm clueless as to how to get them into SU.
Can anyone help?

 

[Slim]

Riley,

Unzip the conpressed files, extract the files into the plugins folder in the Sketchup directory.

The next time you start skecthup, they should be installed and working.

Hope this helps

 

[SketchUp Guru]

Thanks all.

Riley, extract all of the files in the zipped files into the Plugins menu under SketchUp. Don't just drag and drop the files though. You need to actually do the Extract process. Then open SketchUp and go to Window>Preferences>Extensions and check all the boxes. Click OK to get out of the Preferences dialog.

Under View>Toolbars, you should find the toolbars. Select them and the toolbars will be on your screen.

 

[rileytoolworks]

Thankyou very much. I'm a complete dunce when it comes to things like that!

 

[Slim]

Dave, I am having a problem with the 'Joint Push/Pull' plugin. I have extracted it to the plugins folder, but when I start Sketchup, I get a load error.

Error Loading File jointpushpull.rb
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/jointpushpull.rb:2356: syntax error
menu.add_item(Traductor[DLG_MnuRedo) { JointPushPull.redo }
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/jointpushpull.rb:2356: syntax error
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/jointpushpull.rb:2378: syntax error

Have you any suggestions?

 

[rileytoolworks]

Me again. I've extracted all the files and they all work, except the joint push/pull. Any ideas?

 

[SketchUp Guru]

Hang on and I'll see what I can find out.

 

[rileytoolworks]

Me again. I've extracted all the files and they all work, except the joint push/pull. Any ideas?
Sorry. I pressed submit twice. Told you I was a dunce!

 

[Slim]

I've sorted it Dave, I downloaded it from a different location and it worked.

Riley, download it from here, and it should work.

 

[SketchUp Guru]

Must be something wrong with the version on Didier's site. Sorry about that.

 

[rileytoolworks]

Thanks. All sorted. Just need to get to frips with it now...

 

[Slim]

No worries Dave. I'm just having a play with it now. It really is a great tool, I'm sure it will be very useful. Thanks for pointing it out.