Box Exercise Discussions
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OK, I made sure I drew the circle on an axis (red) and then I created the arch (see image below). However, once again things are correct. If you look at the image, you will see a gap and the points where the arcs connect to the circle are not properly aligned. I do not understand what I am doing wrong.
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Well, I finally got things working. It took a little cleanup along the way but here is the results.
Now off to some other bot Box's tips.................
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Here are the types of models I eventually want to be able to create:
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@ntxdave I’m not Box but I’ll put on my thinking cap and see if I can come up with some helpful things for you. It would help to know what plugins you have. Wouldn’t want to show you things that rely on plugins you don’t have. Idea is to start off simple and build from there.
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I have way too many to list here. After watching more of Box’s videos, I think I have all of the ones he uses. However, I am not positive. I look forward to your suggestions/recommendations.
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Not sure these will help. But giving it a shot. Starting out you need to keep it simple. I’m no way in Box’s league so take it for what it’s worth. Posting a gif. I already have the base shapes modeled to keep the gif as short as possible. Also left the guidelines for you to see. Start simple and let us see some images of what you’re doing so we can help when needed.
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Thanks for your reply. In your gif, I am not seeing how you did the circle at the top. The rest is very clear. I also need to see how the ones with the Crossed (probably not the best description) patterns is done. I think I need to generate a unit like you did, then take the top surface of the upright unit and pull it so the uprights are slanted. Then take the group of uprights make a copy of the group and then flip it so that the pieces are then crossing each other.
Do you think that is headed in the right direction?
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@ntxdave If you watch the gif after I copy/array the uprights I go to the top of one and select the profile for the top ring. It’s partially hidden in the upright. I placed everything in position before recording to keep the file size manageable. What I’d like to see you do is try to duplicate what I’m showing in the gif. Remember keeping it simple at first. When you can successfully do this simple version without problems then you can step up to more complex variations.
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@tuna1957 while I did not post it, everything was simple except the circle at the top. I saw you click the circle next to the shaft, I did not see what you used for the path. I guess you used the circle at the base of the model (same one you used for creating the base).
BTW: I wish there was a way to pause a gif. There are lots of times even really good tutorials are posted using gif files but you have to watch them several times to see all items.
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@ntxdave Your correct that I use the circle at bottom for the path. Watch the gif. As soon as I finish with the array my cursor drops down to select the circle. Post up an image of how your version turned out. It doesn’t hurt to run trough it it number of times to make sure your comfortable with everything.
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@ntxdave There’s different ways you can get things to cross and spiral around. I’ll try to make up another gif over the next few days. And will raise the difficulty level a bit.
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@tuna1957 said in Box Exercise Discussions:
@ntxdave Your correct that I use the circle at bottom for the path. Watch the gif. As soon as I finish with the array my cursor drops down to select the circle. Post up an image of how your version turned out. It doesn’t hurt to run trough it it number of times to make sure your comfortable with everything.
Hopefully I will get to it tomorrow.
I might also try the “crossed” part but I will show you that I fully understand what you showed first. -
@ntxdave Here’s another gif. Important things…. you can see I set the circle profile axis to its center. Also have placed a guide on center of the circle. After running follow me rotate the profile the desired amount around it’s axis center. After the copy/array select all the uprights and copy them. Then use the flip tool. Paste in place and rotate the desired amount around.
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That is almost exactly what I had in mind. What you did was a little easier than what I was thinking though, I will fire up my computer and work on it a little later a post my results. thanks again for your response.
The I want to try one of the others that have the glass interiors. My whole objective here is to develop the skills to do more complex things like this. The things I did when I first started using SketchUp were not as complex. Now, as a hobbyist, I want to expand my skills.
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@ntxdave oh… I can make your head spin if you want. Used Frodo’s Bezier Spline plugin to create the path for this one.
You have to walk before you can run. Put on your creative hat and come up with different shapes to make interesting things.
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@tuna1957 Understand completely.
Is there a way to make the gif files a little smaller. I am having problems viewing some of the information.
OK, Here is the results of what I did before"
And here is a screen shot of the model.
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@ntxdave That’s a good effort. Not sure what you mean by smaller gif. At times I do zoom in so you can better see what I’m selecting or clicking on. Posting a pic. Everything the same as the last gif except I rotated the twisted upright before I did all the copy/array work. Totally different look.
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@tuna1957 what I am saying is that the dimensions of thr gif are large enough that on both my iPad and laptop I cannot see the full gif. So sometimes there is critical information that is off the screen. I do not think this is your fault though. Perhaps there are some settings I need to adjust on both devices. I like your videos though and thank you for providing them.
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@ntxdave I suspect you are misunderstanding gifs and their limitations. They are a snapshot of part of the screen, not the full screen. There is a file size limit for adding gifs that is quite restrictive and every pixel that moves on the screen increases the file size. So to make a usable gif we must set a Frame of a certain pixel size then work within that, and try not to move the camera too much, that can make you think you are missing something but most of the time all the relevant action is captured. The model may get cut off but generally not the cursor or relevant tools etc. We do our best to squeeze everything into the capture window. Countless times I have had to rerecord a gif because the context menu option is just off screen, and it can be a real fine line, you may have two context menu uses and one goes too high and the other too low.
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@Box I understand what you are saying and appreciate your response. My primary purpose for all of this is to improve my modeling skills. I think one thing I see in @tuna1957 gif is that he is not using 2025. As an example when you select the flip tool in 2025, you do not get the additional drop down list. In stead you see a red plane, a green plane and a blue plane. Yup the click on the appropriate plane. Not a bid issue but learning about some of the changes are also part of my endeavor.
There is no way I can adequately express the feedback you guys are giving me. Yes, there are times when I feel kind of stupid but that is part of the learning process (especially at my age). In the past the work I did was car wash equipment layouts. I had a ton of components and then it was a very simple process to do the 3D layouts for new washes. That company went out of business about 2 years ago. I also had some issues that kept me away from SketchUp for several months. Now I am trying to get back into things as a hobbyist (I know this is a long rant) and, as I said, I want to learn/practice how to model more things.
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