How to draw a simple box in SketchUp

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

i have one question. ive been wondering since i have figured sketchup out yesterday....

how do you make the transparent pieces like that?

edit: lol cant believe i didnt see the above post

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

nvm, found it.

when using the paint tool ( the little bucket), and the window pops up, go to edit, and mess with the opacity.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Or, just click the x-ray button lol.

 

[jesse59672 10+ year member]

good tutorial

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Or, just click the x-ray button lol.

wow...everyone knows shortcuts except for me lol

where is the xray button btw?

 

[JBLCAMRY 10+ year member]

wow...everyone knows shortcuts except for me lol
where is the xray button btw?

view, face style, and x-ray is the first option

 

[JBLCAMRY 10+ year member]

And if there are any other questions or tips that anyone would like added , speak up.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

view, face style, and x-ray is the first option

thank you

 

[JBLCAMRY 10+ year member]

now for flaring the vent..

first you start off with the port the regular way.....

then you draw a square from the corner of the vent exit to the width that you want to make it , say you want a 3" flare, make the square 3"x3"

now draw a circle to from the edge of the square to the edge of the outside of the box.

next you start from the cender again but go to the inside edge.

now erase the edge of the square

erase the extra part of the circle.........

now you have a finished flared vent....

now you make a line on either of the ends.....and make the floor of the box solid again....

then pull it up and your good to go.

and if you want the lines to go away where the flare is, hold control and use the erase tool. it will leave the part there and erase the line.

As for adding color and textures go the the paint bucket, and go to carpets for carpet or colors for color. ( pretty self explanitory )

and if you dont want to have to color each piece the same color, courser to select the whole project and then paint it as one object

 

[JBLCAMRY 10+ year member]

Any other questions or how to's?

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

Very nice man. Good work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[negative_camber 10+ year member]

And if there are any other questions or tips that anyone would like added , speak up.

Hey, thanks for the how-to on drawing boxes... it really helped me out a lot.

Here's a question I have - When viewing the boxes in x-ray mode, I can see how the boards are placed together in the top of the box (red circles), but not in the bottom of the box (blue circles). Is there an easy way to do this or do I have to manually draw each small line in? I tried to draw each little line in once and it messed up some other things in the box //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Here's a couple pics... I borrowed one of yours, I hope you don't mind

 

[JBLCAMRY 10+ year member]

Hey, thanks for the how-to on drawing boxes... it really helped me out a lot.
Here's a question I have - When viewing the boxes in x-ray mode, I can see how the boards are placed together in the top of the box (red circles), but not in the bottom of the box (blue circles). Is there an easy way to do this or do I have to manually draw each small line in? I tried to draw each little line in once and it messed up some other things in the box //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Here's a couple pics... I borrowed one of yours, I hope you don't mind

you can just draw them in by hand.. in that view, it will go through the pannels to the spot you need.

 

[DeboDaddy 10+ year member]

I have a question... How do I make a face of the box angled? I have the top dimension and the bottom dimension I need, but I do not know how to make the front of it angle.

Thanks for any help

 

[negative_camber 10+ year member]

I still can't make the radius for a flared port... it keeps erasing the entire circle //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif