SketchUp Exercise 2

This exercise is designed to help you prepare for our first project, the Found-Object
Sculpture Project. You will not necessarily be able to finish this exercise in class today,
but you should show your instructor or peer mentor your work before you leave class in
order to receive credit for the exercise. There is nothing to turn in.

Part 1
Create a pyramid, cone, sphere, and bowl, and save each of these entities as a component.
Follow the instructions below.

How do I draw a pyramid?

How do I draw a cone?

How do I draw a sphere?

How do I draw a bowl (or a dome)?

How do I create reusable components from entities in my model ...

Part 2
Draw the toy shown below. Use the dimensions given and assume appropriate values for
the missing dimensions.

2” typ
1.75” 2” typ
typ 1.75”
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Part 3: Additional Resources

How can I best learn how to use Google SketchUp?

Controlling scale of a model

How do I make a mirror copy of geometry in my model?

Using different units of measurements

SketchUp Concepts Guide

SketchUp User's Guide

New user video tutorials

3D Basecamp Videos