Have you built what you design in sketchup?

marvins_dad

The first full project I did in Sketchup and it's build photos...
Round Rock Police Facade

marvins_dad

And two of my most recent buildings...

Front- stone base.jpg

jeff hammond

here's a little project i'm working on right now.. building a mold for this thing:

it was originally going to be made with a wooden base w/ cantilevered edges but i switched it up to the wavy gravy sheet of concrete that sits on the ground..

the first drawing in sketchup:

...a little animation of it done with properanimation.rb

[flash=640,385:vmdgjce3]http://www.youtube.com/v/0NQlmYPrxuw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&hd=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6[/flash:vmdgjce3]

after switching it up, i decided to model the actual one in rhino (sketchup would've worked fine too but i'm just trying to learn another app.. and i gotta say, rhino has a lot of advantages for this type of stuff)

to answer an earlier question about using these drawings for previz or actual construction drawings.. these are the full on construction drawings (ie- drawn to the precise dimensions etc as the actual work)..all dimensions/cutlists are pulled directly from the drawings but i don't print them out.. a computer is just part of the job site instead of a stack of prints..

some progress shots--

the mud's coming in the morning.. the mold comes off in a couple weeks..

Chris Fullmer

Jeff the top piece of plywood acts as a top form for the conrete, so it shapes the top surface? Sort of like inection molding concrete or something? How do you know the form is full?

jeff hammond

a few upcoming projects that incorporate this sheets_of_concrete theme..
(all in sketchup.. i'll try to remember to put up some wip shots..)

jeff hammond

@chris fullmer said:

Jeff the top piece of plywood acts as a top form for the conrete, so it shapes the top surface? Sort of like inection molding concrete or something? How do you know the form is full?

there's a radiused screed board that rides the long rails and shapes the top.. i'll take a picture during the pour tomorrow and post it..

[as in, there's no top layer of plywood to enclose all of the concrete.. the top is shaped and finished by hand..]

Krisidious

if I'm not mistaken Jeff that's a pretty forward thinking skatepark. I don't think I've ever seen grinds like that. have you seen examples like it before? or is this your idea?

John Sayers

John Sayers Productions

Home Page of Australian Producer/Engineer/Studio Designer John Sayers. This site shows pictures and plans of Recording Studios.

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jeff hammond

@krisidious said:

if I'm not mistaken Jeff that's a pretty forward thinking skatepark. I don't think I've ever seen grinds like that. have you seen examples like it before? or is this your idea?

all my ideas.. but, i've been building ramps forever. my first paid job happened while i was still in high school and i've been doing it ever since.. (even did a couple of jobs in springfield )
building the same stuff over and over gets boring so i'm always trying to come up with new shapes that remain functional..

boofredlay

Well it is great work Jeff, I love seeing your work.

Here is another project I did with SketchUp for the Viz and CD's were in Autocad. It was one of my first SU projects and I am still pretty proud of the results.

marvins_dad

@unknownuser said:

@krisidious said:

if I'm not mistaken Jeff that's a pretty forward thinking skatepark. I don't think I've ever seen grinds like that. have you seen examples like it before? or is this your idea?

all my ideas.. but, i've been building ramps forever. my first paid job happened while i was still in high school and i've been doing it ever since.. (even did a couple of jobs in springfield )
building the same stuff over and over gets boring so i'm always trying to come up with new shapes that remain functional..

Really cool stuff, definitely don't forget to post the final results.

leedeetee

Some excellent, inpspiring stuff in here guys, thanks for sharing!

jeff hammond

@chris fullmer said:

Jeff the top piece of plywood acts as a top form for the conrete, so it shapes the top surface? Sort of like inection molding concrete or something? How do you know the form is full?

chris, here's the process.. place, shape, finish..

i'll post another pic or two on the 26th when this thing gets lifted off the mold and placed..

Krisidious

beautiful... love the wet work. did you use fibermud?

wyatt

That is awesome.

jeff hammond

@krisidious said:

beautiful... love the wet work. did you use fibermud?

Nah, you can't put a super smooth finish on that stuff. This is a 5000psi shotcrete mix.

Krisidious

I figured durability would be more important... some of those corners worry me a bit. did you do work on the Springfield Skatepark?

jeff hammond

@krisidious said:

I figured durability would be more important... some of those corners worry me a bit. did you do work on the Springfield Skatepark?

skateability comes first .. nah, the stuff is way durable.

here's something along the same lines (from the link i posted earlier in the thread).. those corners are doing good and they don't have the steel border with rebar welded to it like this new one..

from around 50seconds to 3minutes
[flash=640,505:ndbkyfoj]http://www.youtube.com/v/HUhlCn0zz0A?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&hd=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6[/flash:ndbkyfoj]

re:springfield.. no, i didn't work on the concrete park that you're talking about though my company did.. i'm a carpenter and build mostly indoor stuff out of wood.. i built the indoor park there around 10 years ago prior to them saving up enough dough for the concrete park..
i'm trying to take my wood bending skills to these concrete molds etc.. it's going to allow me to go into the direction i'd like which is more in the realm of public sculpture (that can be skated).