I saw this article in the paper today and thought of your loft. 20 ways people have modified an ikea bunkbed. Thought it might give you some more ideas. http://www.essentialkids.com.au/photogallery/family-life/family-home/20-amazing-ways-to-modify-an-ikea-bunk-bed-20140225-33e4m.html

If that's your only reason for using SU7 I would suggest you upgrade. Jim's DXF importer is available in the plugin store http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=186621#p186621

maybe lashing of rattan parts would be lightweight and resilient enough?

A key question is whether you are finished drawing one end and just need symmetry at the other end, or if you intend to continue editing the first end and expect the other end to mirror it. For the former, you can simply select the relevant Edges and Faces at the first end, move a copy to the other end, flip it, and drop it in place. Often you will need to clean up a stray Edge or two or repair a Face if you do it that way, but it is fast and easy. For the latter, though, you need to do something like Dave describes because you need both ends to be instances of the same ComponentDefinition, just flipped. But you will have to explode the board and the ends and then recreate the board as a single component when you are done else you will get the kinds of cut list issues he describes. Steve

I think the basic turnings are easy to model with SketchUp's Follow Me Tool. The helical portion of the turning can be generated with the help of a plug-in. But the carving would be difficult, if not impossible, to model. dh

haha THANKS!

Yeah that might be next on my list!

JQL, I'm afraid I don't follow you. Are you referring to the first step, where I say to erase the waste after doing the Intersect Faces command? Best, dh

nice!

Dave: Gotta get a piano first, then learn to play it. Pilou: Merci beaucoup for the video. Best, dh

Very attractive design. I especially like the slats between the legs. If it's a work in progress, how about trying an alternative style for the legs: 3" or 4" square instead of the curved Limbert-style legs? Best, dh

Thanks, gentlemen. As for the overlay doors, that's what my client wants. My client is the cabinetmaker and his client gets the finished product. I've been trying to talk him into inset doors for years but he won't go for it. I can kind of understand, though. The doors are sourced commercially--he can but them for less than he can make them--and going with overlay doors means he can fudge the positioning more easily if they aren't exactly the right size.

I'm glad it was and you're quite welcome.

Thank you very much, sir.

Thanks. That looks good. I know I can put something in the background to reflect in the glass. I was working on keeping the setup dead simple for this one so I just moved one light until I got a reflection. That's good enough for me.

I'd sure hate to step into an open drawer on my way down them!

I PM-ed a file

But of course.

Scott, Many, many thanks for the follow up. And may your holiday be glitch-free. Best, dh

It's not the table. It's the rude people who didn't move the chairs back before they left.