Reception counter for a Hair Salon.
The brief, apart from warm and woody was to maximise the storage space.

@joe wood said:

This is how the beams were laid out on that one, I've done two curved steps projects sort of like yours but can't find any pics, they both were so long ago.

Aha

@joe wood said:

From SUp To Build

I see, thanks Joe. Bit hard to see how the beams are arranged, but I get the idea.
Though with my job the step complicated things muchly.

@pbacot said:

although many places like my area, a structure less than 30" high doesn't need a permit. If however you built it with the house, they'd inspect the steps and all per code.

Nice looking deck. What are the deck boards?

Thanks. Step is standard 180mm high. Decking is 70 x 19 Spotted Gum, (Corymbia maculata).

@utiler said:

Neat little project, Baz. How big was the bucket?

A Bees' dick larger than the bum.

Thanks guys.

Fascinating construction and quite beautiful. All animated rather well too

Alconetar Bridge - Construction Process.

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@joe wood said:

Oh I Love crazy methods Baz, and man it turned out nice, great job!

Whew! Thought I was going to get blasted there.
If you have time, I would love to see how you would tackle this sort of thing...

@joe wood said:

Boy that's the craziest way to frame a deck I've ever seen! Are those round poles standard for the posts down there? How are they attached to the footing?

Then those 4 big joists over the 6 beams is way different then anything I've seen.

how did you build the curved gray rims? Full length laminated, or shorter segmented pieces?

How tall will that top step be? That's some nice looking decking!

I love seeing different methods of building, looking foreword to seeing it complete!

Hey Joe, not sure whether 'crazy' is a compliment, I fear not.
Funnily enuf I almost contacted you about the design in the early stages but was happy that I'd nutted it out.

No - round posts not standard but here they provide good bearing surfaces for the lams.
The beams are positioned that way to support the posts laterally.
Rims are 2.4mtr strips of 9mm ply x 3 lams screwed and glued.
Step is standard 180mm high. Decking is 70 x 19 Spotted Gum, (Corymbia maculata).
Posts are sitting on pavers which are on packed sand.

For me it's just a big piece of furniture attached to a wall. With some extra 'legs' instead of the wall plate, you could move it around

@davidheim1 said:

Excellent work, baz. Both the model and the real deck look great.

Thanks David

Short answer: SU5, (2005?)

Originally trained as a graphic designer in the UK but quickly fell in love with wood and craftsmanship. Was a fair hand with a pencil and always planned out my pieces to the max but was often very frustrated with how they turned out. I knew I needed 3D. Started using some free program, can't remember the name, and it was working, but sooo slow and clunky. Found SU5, (2002?) bought it 3 hours into the trial. Joined the @last forum. Asked all the usual noobie questions, "Help, can't make a face!" Was devastated when it got googled. Quickly joined this forum in 2007. (Thank you Coen and all the others).

I have learned such a lot about form and function and people in my time with SU and the fab folks here.

Just came across this old post. I really like the lighting in the render, although I agree about the rim.
I have a lot of trouble lighting my models. I've tried a few setups I found on the Twilight forum, but I never get it quite right even with a lot of frustrating fiddling.

Don't build many decks, but this was an interesting challenge for a friend.
Normally with curved decks you can lay out the curves on site pragmatically. But in this case the ends of both radii were inside the building.
So SU to the rescue.
And the great advantage to this, I was able to pre-fab almost everything in the workshop and simply assemble on site. The posts sit on pavers which in turn are on packed sand.

Went together like a bum in a bucket

Love that pencil style, is it available in the Shop?

@pcmoor said:

if you look at the truss in a Cad viewer, the form is a true curve, whereas in sketchup its segmented. I can (and have) as you have pointed out build the same in Sketchup, even built a DC version, however it still uses a very basic rectangle/triangle surface, whereas the original, I believe, uses a technology that expresses the curve with fewer points and bent or bulged surfaces.
I not an expert in this field, but the change in file size and the difference in models causes concern.
In building the DC, I was always at pains to reduce its file size, as copies become unique. I can share a part from the DC without repercussions, but the full model is currently private, as my efforts may yet be financially compensated for.

the total file size can vary depending on the amount of segments chosen, but sometimes for a decent view a component can be 2MB, then there is the issue of them becoming unique with change and multiplication.

I must stress again that I do love sketchup, but I am starting to see limitations

Fair enuf

I might need to defer to more knowledgeable heads here, but the dwg imported ok for me and saved at 2.92MB, Not an excessive size m'thinks.
Also copied arrayed 10 times and still easily navigable without wire frames. Scruffy model tho, don't ya reckon? Trusses are out of line etc.
I think i could draw an accurate version of that in about half an hour, and then have all the advantages of components as well.
But if have the AutoCad skills, I s'pose you would want to leverage them. Though it seems most old ACad users here are so happy to have gotten away from the beast.

@pcmoor said:

I have invested 6 years into sketchup, I hope its not all in vain, but if 2017 release is again a disappointment then I will be moving on, I will keep that version and perhaps check back in 5 years. It really does need to "catchup" and overtake the competition

I'm curious. What do you regard as the competition?
I see that you use SU for woodworking, as I do.
As yet, I have not seen anything that comes even close to SU for timber fabrication.

I can't see that thin top with that much cantilever surviving in your average tavern, at least not the ones I go to. Be alright in a tea room I s'pose.
Also,imho, needs a bit of softening on the sharp edges, makes a world of difference to the realism of the render.

@dave r said:

An Italian dresser in black lacquer and mahogany from 1940.
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Now you're talkin. Bellissimo