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I had never heard of the Image Trimmer extension until I read something about it on Facebook. So I tried it out and wrote a couple of posts about it. Why trim? I’ve done a lot of projects that involve tracing and trimming, in particular for 3D printing. As an example, here’s a picture of a penguin: Using…
In Part 1 of this series, I showed a view of a model that had an overload of edges on display, distracting from an otherwise compelling view. In Part 1 I showed how to get rid of obvious edges, like those along the curved walls, using the Eraser tool plus the Shift (or Ctrl /…
Here’s what I’ve written about so far in this series: In Part 1 – a 3D printed bear, and in Part 2, a few 3D printed cactus trees. This post will detail the most complicated of the objects I printed for this project: a customized boat. Maid of the Mist My son, whose state you’ll…
In Part 1 of this series, I showed how I modified a Thingiverse model of a bear, to print out for my son’s diorama state project for school. Now it’s my daughter’s turn. Her state was Arizona, and she wanted to include some sort of Arizona tree or plant. And what says “Arizona” more than a saguaro cactus?…
In the school where my twins go, each third grader is assigned a US state. After spending a few months learning about their state, the students write a report, give a little speech, and present a diorama. If you don’t know what a diorama is, picture a shoebox filled with cute, stand-up, informative things: If you’re a…
I love extensions. And Tools On Surface might be my favorite (along with Soap Skin & Bubble which I’ve mentioned before and will mention again). This is one of SketchUcation’s extensions. See our post on how to get SketchUcation’s ExtensionStore. Why Tools on Surface? We all know SketchUp’s native drawing tools: Line, Rectangle, Circle, 2…
In Part 1 of this series, we created the basic shape of the pillow, and in Part 2 we painted the front face with an image of a pillow. In this post, we’ll finish up the pillow, rounding its sharp edges and painting the sides and back. RoundCorner Extension You’ll need an extension for the rounding:…
In Part 1 of this end-of-year series, I showed how to use the FredoScale extension to model a spiral Christmas ornament. In this post, I’ll use FredoScale to make a candy cane. Gather your kids around – they can do this one, too. Make the Striped Tower Start with a circle on the ground, and…
We like to be seasonal here at 3Daily, so here’s a nice project to get you in the holiday spirit (if you’re not already). Your kids will enjoy this as well – it’s not too hard. While you could make this ornament with just SketchUp’s native tools, the FredoScale extension makes it a piece of cake. And…
