Google Sketchup components?

[Iwant1]

Well done Andy, drawing looks good for practice. I used the 45x90 extrusion jcb121 has put in the warehouse, and also modified it to make the 45x45 extrusion.

One thing I could suggest which makes it look better is to soften the edges. Also once the object is drawn make sure you select the whole thing and group it. It doesn't have to be a component, but making it a group will make it easier to move around and orientate it. Other wise you will end up having to select each line and surface of the object every time you want to move it, and trust me you will be moving it a lot. If you want to make it longer just double click it to open the group, select the face and pull it.
Here's my example of how I would do it:


Adil

[WandrinAndy]

I used the 45x90 extrusion jcb121 has put in the warehouse, and also modified it to make the 45x45 extrusion.

One thing I could suggest which makes it look better is to soften the edges.

If you want to make it longer just double click it to open the group, select the face and pull it.

Thanks Adil.

Yep, suppose I could have used Jcb121's and scaled it, but the only extrusion I saw from Jcb121 was 40x80, and it differed from the KJN version I wanted where the corner cavities are different, so doing my own from scratch using KJN's diagram was a good learning experience.

That softening of the edges is definitely summat that I will play with tomorrow.

I have done lots of grouping and exploding all evening, but found that I couldn't push/pull it lengthwise when it was a group. You know what..... I wasn't DOUBLE clicking the group!!!! Doh

Cheers,
Andy

[WandrinAndy]

One thing I could suggest which makes it look better is to soften the edges.

My doh moment has passed and I've corrected an error in the model and added better guide lines and re-grouped everything and uploaded the model again.

But....

For the life of me I can't get my corner edges softened nicely like you have Adil... I've been trying this on the group level, and the result is it only changes the corner lines from solid to dotted.

Help please... How is this done?

Andy

[Iwant1]

Looks like you have made the extrusion into a component. First double click the component to open it then click again to select the group box. Now right click mouse and there is an option to soften/smooth edges. I think this is how far you have got. Sliding the bar up and down should remove all the solid lines till you're happy with it.

Are you getting dotted lines on the corner of the extrusion only, or every bend within it? Should be every bend within the shape. Then go to the 'View' tab and deselect hidden geometry. Should be done, fingers crossed.

Shame you made this 2 days to late for me to use, jcb121's was 80x40mm so I resized this using the scale function to make it 45x90mm.

[WandrinAndy]

Are you getting dotted lines on the corner of the extrusion only, or every bend within it? Should be every bend within the shape. Then go to the 'View' tab and deselect hidden geometry. Should be done, fingers crossed.

You've hit the nail on the head again Adil. Thanks. It was me having the friggin "hidden geometry" selected. Oh well, we live and learn... some quicker than others ;-)

Problem solved and have uploaded new version of 45x90 Heavy KJN to the link in my earlier post.

Thanks again,
Andy

[WandrinAndy]

My previous version of the 45x90 Heavy KJN model was still wonky and somehow not aligned to the axes and therefore difficult to use, with my limited SketchUp knowledge.

Have again started from scratch and uploaded another (final?) version and updated the previous links. My gawd... I have so much to learn... and that's just using SketchUp and getting the basic design done!