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    • D Offline
      DrysonB
      last edited by

      Does anyone know where I can find a tutorial that will show me how to create an asteroid in Sketch Up?

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        I've never seen an asteroid created in SketchUp but I imagine there's something similar around. Have you go a photo of what it should look like? Are you just after a big, pock marked rock?

        I expect you could use Artisan or Vertex Tools. Both are plugins for SketchUp.

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          It's just a large rock.
          The 3dwarehouse has several 'asteroids' and many more 'rocks'.
          See how they are made/textured, for clues at least.
          You can start with a box and chop off its corners.edges etc and use Move on vertices/edges/faces to distort its shape until it looks like you want, then maybe Smooth it and apply a suitable textured material [perhaps projected] ?
          Artisan and Vertex tools etc help in doing this as there's better control, but it's quite possible with the native-toolset.

          TIG

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          • iichiversiiI Offline
            iichiversii
            last edited by

            Vertex tools is great for something like this πŸ˜„

            Bring on the Rain...

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            • beginnerB Offline
              beginner
              last edited by

              Hi DrysonB,
              Have a look the link to stones...
              Whoops! Asteroids πŸ˜„
              http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?tags=rocksolver

              I used the sandstone and granite πŸ˜‰
              Mockup below πŸ˜†


              20120923-SUAsteroid.png


              20120923-SUStarWars01.png

              Regards, SU 'beginner'

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              • KrisidiousK Offline
                Krisidious
                last edited by

                Is that Death Star to scale Beginner?

                By: Kristoff Rand
                Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                • beginnerB Offline
                  beginner
                  last edited by

                  Hi Krisidious
                  I have no idea πŸ˜„
                  10 minutes task from recollection... πŸ˜†

                  Regards, SU 'beginner'

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