well, I could use 3 and come up with something pretty wild I bet!

This is freestanding Coen, so it needs 4 posts, and there are already existing footings under the hardscape I need to attach to.

I'm on a pc, and don't have that quicktime pro.

darn, I remember a good thread about this on the old forum.

the avi is nice, and I don't need anything very fancy.

What's a good way to create a nice smooth animated shadow study with a model like this, that i can email a client? I've already created 1/2 hour increments Pages, from 10 am to 4:30 PM. I exported an avi, and it's nice, but is there a nicer way?

Here's a Curved Patio Cover in the coastal San Diego area we built from 6-4-08 to 6-12-08.

If you can't see the images on this SketchUp Forum, go checkout my Curved Patio Cover Page
http://woodsshop.com/Curved-Patio-Cover.htm

This is the site, up on a small mountain with a beautiful view. It gets pretty hot here sometimes and the owner wants some very heavy shade over the raised area behind those three chairs, surrounded by the palms.

there are existing post/footing locations in the hardscape, so this design has posts 7'4' x 7' 10" apart. This angle is North West with the view behind you.

and a Curved Patio Cover link to the Google Gallery
http://groups.google.com/group/pro-gallery/browse_frm/thread/77b048e6e546a7af#

That one I didn't get. (I only got the gooseberry one) Canary Island dogs? Is that a breed?

Alan! you crack me up! Better hope your MIL doesn't read these forums!

(I was smart enough though to know that the Canaries aren't in the Pacific)

Geeze, never thought I was an Einstein, but I only got one right, let's see how well you do!

Take the test and be sure to check the answers

WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ

1. How long did the Hundred Years' War last?

2. Which country makes Panama hats?

3. From which animal do we get cat gut?

4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

5. What is a camel's hair brush made of?

6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?

7. What was King George VI's first name?

8. What color is a purple finch?

9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

10. What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

(Passing requires 4 correct answers)

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ

1. How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years

2. Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador

3. From which animal do we get cat gut? Sheep and Horses

4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November

5. What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur

6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? Dogs

7. What was King George VI's first name? Albert

8. What color is a purple finch? Crimson

9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand

10. What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? Orange

(of course)

OK, speaking of Einstein, who is this?

now, stand back about 10 feet and tell me who it is!

Naw, cut lists are for cabinet shops using sheet goods I think, where I almost always use individual sawn boards, much easier for me to just count the sticks I've drawn.

Boy, look at this google ranking for "Curved Patio Cover Designs"
http://tinyurl.com/5ccext

A little psychological reasoning, followed by a swift slap on the snout! usually works wonders around my place! Oh, mine are both getting up there (12 +-) but not showing their age too much yet. Definitely slowin down, and sleeping more then before!

Well, now that you brought this up, don't think I got this patio cover job .. the guy's a local lifeguard (not much pay) and from the start he was saying he had a buddy who could build a patio cover for X amount.. haven't heard back from him.

Here's a new one though, along the same lines, with a curved outer edge, but this one is more fitting with it's Site which has existing curves.

It's at a very nice location too, up on a little mountain with a great view across San Diego.

The spot is behind those three chairs, surrounded by some young queen palms.

this is the Design, from about the same view ..

The patio cover would be built from the same materials as these two-
http://woodsshop.com/Patio_Cover/1/PatioCover.htm
http://woodsshop.com/DESIGNS/Spa/Spa-Shade-Cover.htm

The 6x6 posts, 4x8 beam, 2x6 rafters, curved knee braces and blocking will be STK (Select tight Knot) rough-sawn western red cedar. The 2x4 lattice on top will be smooth construction-heart redwood.

Since I already have all my measurements I can pre-cut everything in the shop, then stain/seal it before installation.

Just dreamin here, but one day .. when I get that CNC machine .. I'll just click a button, walk out to the shop, and there will be all the pieces, cut and ready to go

Above, look how every 5th 2x4 (lattice on top) lines up with the rafter below. Very nice, thankyou SUp.

Here's a top view.

then the front and sides ..

So wonderful to be able to design in 3d, then be able to easily make 2d Plan views, SUp's the best thing ever happened to this kid ..

Back Link to Google Gallery Page
http://groups.google.com/group/pro-gallery/browse_frm/thread/4fd488b39f8ad162#

whoops! forgot the dog pic [:o)

here's Bandit a few months ago, gettin grey poor dawg.

I'm going for a very broad overhang, except for the back side.

Aren't those some nice queen palms? found them on 3d wh, made by Darrell Smith

http://tinyurl.com/5h2637

They want heavy shade, so I'm thinking about using 2x4s with a 2.25" space between.

There was a tradesman, a painter named Jack, who naturally was very interested in making a buck wherever he could. So he often would thin down his paint to make it go a wee bit further. As it happened, he got away with this for some time.

Eventually the local church decided to do a big restoration project. Jack put in a painting bid and, because his price was so competitive, he got the job. And so he started, erecting the trestles and putting up the planks, and buying the paint and thinning it down with turpentine.

Jack was up on the scaffolding, painting away, the job nearly done, when suddenly there was a horrendous clap of thunder. The sky opened and the rain poured down, washing the thin paint from all over the church and knocking Jack off the scaffold to land on the lawn.

Jack was no fool. He knew this was a judgment from the Almighty, so he fell on his knees and cried, "Oh, God! Forgive me! What should I do?"

And from the thunder, a mighty Voice spoke, "Repaint! Repaint! And thin no more!"

[:o)

! !!

The connection would be a CB66 set into a 12x12 concrete footing. Those two wood pieces hide the metal straps and thru bolts.
http://www.strongtie.com/products/connectors/LCB-CB.asp#gallery

Say, what do you in the UK call something like this? Patio cover??