New to Sketch up

Telenova · 20 Nov 2010, 19:17

Hey Guys,
I've only been using Sketchup for a day or two and need some help, i knew very few basic techniques however after following various tutorials. i'm stuck at a dead end. What i want to create is something along the lines of this
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=21aa8e666d9ced1166639e628d6519b6&prevstart=0

I would really appreciate it if anyone could give me a brief tutorial on how to do so,

thanks

dedmin · 20 Nov 2010, 20:07

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=25362

Telenova · 20 Nov 2010, 20:14

are their any tutorials in using the tools?

dedmin · 20 Nov 2010, 20:30

As far as I know - no, but if You read their topics You can find lots of info how to use them. I think You need a bit more time with SketchUP,s basics before jumping to the plugins.

mitcorb · 20 Nov 2010, 21:03

Open Sketchup
Look at top line menu Help.
Select Help Center.
Select Getting Started at left panel.
Select Learn the basics
Select Sketchup Getting Started Guide
Look for Creating your First Model in the list of page links.
The model is a chair created from scratch.

I can't call the above litany of steps simple. Too much drill down to get help.
However, this is the way I started. With the basics. Totally awestruck.

Telenova · 20 Nov 2010, 21:39

@mitcorb said:

Open Sketchup

Look at top line menu Help.

Select Help Center.

Select Getting Started at left panel.

Select Learn the basics

Select Sketchup Getting Started Guide

Look for Creating your First Model in the list of page links.
The model is a chair created from scratch.

I can't call the above litany of steps simple. Too much drill down to get help.
However, this is the way I started. With the basics. Totally awestruck.

thanks for that, is there anyway to convert straight lines into curved?

mitcorb · 20 Nov 2010, 23:50

With the basic tools, use the Arc Tool. Click beginning and end points for the arc, then the arc requests a "bulge distance". Click desired bulge to suit requirements.
As far as I know No, there is no conversion button of Line to Curve- in the basic toolset. Others may know if this is available.

There is a plugin for Bezier/ spline type curves.
Search this forum with keywords for the things you want to know. Alternatively, search with perhaps Google with the keywords. Sketchucation topics will be seen in the list.
If you insist on loading plugins this early, you can search for collections of plugins in the same way.

dedmin · 21 Nov 2010, 00:10

Yes, You can convert a line to different curves using BezierSpline - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=13563#p100509

But please, if You are so in a hurry to master SketchUp just use a search function in the forum.

Telenova · 21 Nov 2010, 01:00

@dedmin said:

Yes, You can convert a line to different curves using BezierSpline - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=13563#p100509

But please, if You are so in a hurry to master SketchUp just use a search function in the forum.

I'm not in a hurry, it's just that i have two weeks to finish this project, and i'm only getting to terms with sketchup.