Help with elevating an object
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Hi there, new to sketch up and after building a few boxes and raising them and what not im embarking on trying to build a 3d model of a rock garden. The outlines are all in but the rock garden is on an incline. I want to raise one corner of the outlined area and lock down others to show the gradient on the rock garden. Im struggling to explain this as im a total newby in this. I have attached a pic to highlight the points i wish to raise and the points i want to keep at their current height. Is this even possible with this program?? Thanks is advance and apologies if this is in the wrong section as i wasn't sure where to go!
Robin.
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Thanks for the reply, Im with you on all of the other points. This whole object is on a 20-25 incline towards the point where I want to raise. All of the other points near the front would ideally stay at that height and I would like to elevate the top of the object 5/6m above the bottom walls of the object. Thanks again fr te response, some is over my head but I understand most of what you said haha!
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Any chance of sharing the SKP file? We could make an example for you.
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You might want to look at working with Sandbox tools and then move to more advanced topographic tools.
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What do you expect to do with all the other points (vertices)? It appears you want to raise one point in an irregular object. It will have to deform somehow. You know you want two other points to stay put, but there are many other points (vertices) on the object that have to move one way or the other.
Or would you like to rotate the whole object or the top face about an axis containing the two fixed points, and keep the surface in one inclined plane? This does not realistically apply to a sloped surface in a defined boundary (the boundary will be moved slightly), but for an imaginary garden it might be a start.
If you must maintain a boundary in plan, you could pull the top of the shape up and then intersect the walls with a plane containing all three desired points. Remove the unwanted parts and use the new inclined plane. You'd have to redo the depression (or just pull its walls straight up to intersect with the new plane).
One approach would be to draw your perimeter at the correct heights before you do anything else, whether they represent the bounds of a single plane or an undulating surface. Then fill in the surface and features.
Oh and welcome to Sketchucation and Sketchup!--I hope this response isn't overkill
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