Starting screen for Google Sketchup Sketchup is used to make 3 dimensional objects

1. Starting screen for Google Sketchup Sketchup is used to make 3 dimensional objects 3 axis – Green is x axis Red is y axis Blue is z axis

2. Click Eraser on Lady Lady is gone Use Eraser tool – Click on Eraser Icon on top menu

3. We want to make this shape in Google Sketchup Start by making a solid block and then chiseling away Identify the total length, width, and height of the object Total length is 4” Total width is 1.5” Total height is 2.5”

4. Start by making rectangle for the base of the object 1. Click on rectangle icon on the top toolbar 2. Move cursor until it hovers over the origin

5. Start by making rectangle for the base of the object 4. Type in dimensions of the base as 4”,1.5”. The dimensions will appear on bottom right hand box as you type. Click enter when you are done typing. 3. Click once on the origin and drag the rectangle in red/green plane, but don’t click the mouse

6. Use zoom tools to make objects bigger 2. Move cursor to zoom extents icon on top toolbar and then click icon 1. The rectangle will appear for the base, and is going to be extremely small.

7. Use zoom tools to make objects bigger 4. Use pan tool to lower rectangle on the screen 3. Sketchup zooms in to fill the screen

8. Use Push/Pull tool to make objects 3 Dimensional 2. Click on the surface once and start to pull up. Type in 2.5” and it will appear in the lower right hand box. Click enter. 1. Click on Push/Pull Icon on top toolbar

9. Use Push/Pull tool to make objects 3 Dimensional 4. Use orbit tool to rotate object to see front, right and top faces. 3. Click Zoom Extents to zoom out to see complete object

10. Use tape measure tool to mark distances 2. Click on the point that you want to measure from. For this figure use the top right corner of the front view. 1. Click on the tape measure icon on the top toolbar

11. Use tape measure tool to mark distances 4. A guide point will appear ¾” below the top right corner 3. After clicking move the cursor down along the blue axis. Type ¾” and click enter.

12. Use tape measure tool to mark distances 5. Repeat the process, measuring up ¾” from the bottom right corner of the front view. A second guide point will appear

13. Use the line tool to make lines in the front face 2. Move the pencil to the top guide point and click once 1. Click on the pencil icon on the top toolbar.

14. Use the line tool to make lines in the front face 4. Repeat the process for the bottom guide point to make a line parallel to the red axis 1” long. 3. Move the pencil straight across the front face. The line will appear in red when it is parallel to the face. Type in 1” and click enter. Click escape after completing the line

15. Use the line tool to make lines in the front face 5. Complete the region by connecting the endpoints of the two lines you created

16. Use Push/Pull to remove region Completed figure Remove the region by using push/pull and pushing the rectangle back to the end of the figure.

17. Dimensioning figure 2. To start dimensioning the height of the front view, click on the bottom left hand corner 1. To dimension a line, select the dimension option on the Tools Menu

18. Dimensioning figure 4. The dimension will appear. Drag the dimension along the red axis and click the mouse. 3. Move the mouse to the top of the line segment and click on the endpoint

19. Dimensioning figure 6. Repeat the process for the back line of the top view. Pull the dimension up parallel to the blue line. 5. Repeat the process for the left line of the top view. Pull the dimension up parallel to the blue line.

20. Dimensioning figure 8. Dimension the empty space on the side view by starting and then ending on the appropriate points 7. Repeat the process for the dimensions of the side view.

21. Dimensioning figure 9. Finish the drawing by dimensioning the final line in the front view