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Sketchup Tutorial, Part 4

Sketchup Tutorial, Part 4. Designing for Construction. The Parts of a Wall. Make a “2x4” piece of lumber. Draw a rectangle that is 1/16” thick x 3” long. PULL your rectangle up ¼”. To make sure every piece of this shape stays together, Draw a box around it or choose “Edit -> “Select All”.

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Sketchup Tutorial, Part 4

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  1. Sketchup Tutorial, Part 4 Designing for Construction

  2. The Parts of a Wall

  3. Make a “2x4” piece of lumber. Draw a rectangle that is 1/16” thick x 3” long. PULL your rectangle up ¼”.

  4. To make sure every piece of this shape stays together, Draw a box around it or choose “Edit -> “Select All”.

  5. Now “Edit -> “Make Group”. These group lines show up

  6. You could copy and paste the first 2”x4”until you had enough for a wall, BUT, it takesa lot of time to get them all an equal distanceapart. There has got to be a better way!

  7. 1. With the MOVE tool selected, hold the CTRL key down.2. Click on the first 2”x4”. 3. Move your mouse to the right and you will see a copy of the first 2”x4”. (Make sure the copy is on the RED AXIS like the first one.) 4. Before you click to place it, type 8”.

  8. You now have two 2”x4”s eight (8) inches apart.

  9. With the second 2”x4” still highlighted, type /16.

  10. The /16 copies the first object 16 times AND places themand equal distance apart! Pretty sweet, right?

  11. Draw a flat rectangle on the bottom of all the 2”x4”s.

  12. Use the PUSH-PULL tool to pull the bottom rectangle outto 1/16”.

  13. ROTATE around to the other side and add an eight (8) foot long 2”x4” to the top of the wall. SAVE this file as “back wall your name”

  14. Highlight everything (or select all) and go “Edit -> Make Group”. This locks it all together into one piece so it cannot be ruined!

  15. “Camera” -> “Parallel Projection

  16. “Camera” -> “ Standard Views” -> “Top”

  17. Title your drawing as seen above

  18. SAVE your file as: Back wall your name

  19. “Edit” -> “Group” -> “Explode” This will make it possible to edit this wall again.

  20. Draw a line at the at the top and bottom of the right side of the 11th stud. NOTE: “Stud” is the common term for a standard 2”x4” piece of lumber.

  21. Change the text to read “SIDE wall for Shed”. Add a dimension line from the left side of the wall to the other end of the 11th 2”x 4”. Quickly “File” -> “Save As” and name this wall “side wall your name”. WARNING: If you just click “SAVE” it will copy over your first file (the back wall)!

  22. Delete all the pieces to the right of the little lines you drew in.Now you have a side wall template you can use for both side walls! SAVE this file again!

  23. Open your BACK WALL again. Change “Back” to “Front” wall on the title, above. Quickly “File” -> “Save As” and save it as “Front Wall Your Name”.

  24. You will have to choose “Edit” -> “Group” -> “Explode” again. Delete the 8th, 9th, and 10th 2”x4”s. 1 2

  25. Draw a rectangle between this new opening that is ¼” talland 2” above the TOP of the bottom 2”x4” (“sole plate”). This piece above the door (and windows) is called a HEADER. PUSH-PULL the HEADERso it is 1/16” thick.

  26. Create a 2”x4” that is 1/16” thick like the others, and fits in place as shown.This is called a TRIMMER STUD.

  27. Simply select the short trimmer stud you just created andCOPY and PASTE it onto the other side of the door opening!

  28. Next, create an even shorter stud above the header. This is called A CRIPPLE STUD.

  29. Copy this CRIPPLE STUD (or create another one)and put it on the other side above the HEADER.

  30. Cripple studs must be the same distance apart as the other studs. (OR as closes as possible) Use the DIMENSION TOOL to measure the distance between two studs.

  31. In this case I was able to have two CRIPPLE STUDS7/16” apart, like all the other STUDS, but the one in the middle had to be 3/8” from the ones next to it. CLOSE ENOUGH!

  32. Looking good! Now you have a front wall with a proper door opening!

  33. Now we need windows!

  34. Draw a rectangle that is ¼” tall and stretchesbetween the outside edges of the 3rd and 5th studs. You can use a horizontal line tomake sure the window HEADERlines up with the door HEADER. Use the MOVE tool to move the entirerectangle (HEADER) until it is 2” above thetop edge of the sole plate.

  35. To create KING STUDS on both sides of the TRIMMER STUD,simply COPY (CTRL + C) while one stud is selected andpast (CTRL + V) and slide it into place on the outside ofthe other TRIMMER STUD.

  36. Draw a short horizontal line across the middle studthat is 1” below the header.

  37. Highlight the middle stud and choose “Explode”. This makes it editable again.

  38. 1. “Explode” each TRIMMER STUD too.2. Then click on and delete the parts in RED above.

  39. Draw a rectangle that is 1/16” tall and starts and endsat the insides of the KING STUDS.

  40. Use the DIMENSION tool to measure and movethe rectangle (WINDOW SILL) so there is a 1” window opening, top to bottom.

  41. Finished door opening and one window opening. Create another window just like this one on the other side of the door!

  42. You should now have: • One Back Wall • One Side Wall • One Front Wall(with door and 2 windows)

  43. What about the roof?

  44. Start a new file. Save it as “Shed Truss Your Name” Draw a 6” x ¼” flat rectangle.

  45. Switch to top view. Draw a 2” line from the midpoint of the TOP of the first rectangle.

  46. Draw a line from the top left of the rectangleto the top of the 2” line. The shape will fill in, like it did here, but you can fix it later.

  47. The easiest way to create an angled studis to draw a ¼” line out from the angled line.

  48. Draw a perpendicular line to the ¼” line.

  49. Repeat on the other side, creating asecond ¼” angled rectangle.

  50. This is zoomed way in to the bottom of the center vertical line. Draw a 1/8” line from the line out to the right. Draw another 1/8” line from the line out to the left. This creates a ¼” wide line that will become our last rectangle.

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