This will make an uneven surface to mirror the shape in the end. Be sure to not scale the shape using the grips in on the left side of the shape. Select the new face on the end and using the Scale tool to change its shape. For this relatively simple shape, I can use a larger distance. For a more complicated shape, or for parts that are much more curved, use a very small pull distance. The smaller you pull it, the smoother the final shape will be. Using the Pull tool, pull the face out a bit. If also helps to lock the object so you can’t move it at all. Make the line work groups, so you don’t accidentally change the shape of it while modeling. This makes it easier to see what you are doing. The face of the others has been deleted so it’s just linework. This is the face that we’ll be working with. Notice the only one of the shapes is filled in. For this tutorial I setup the images as follows, and trace over them.
So choose the starting method that you like best. This way you can mirror it over in the end and your model stay perfectly symmetrical. Also, since the shuttle is symmetrical left and right, I make trace half shapes. I typically trace over the drawing to get the overall shapes that I want to work with. Of course, reference drawings aren’t necessary for this procedure, but I like having them to make sure that the model I draw is in scale. These are easy to find online for almost anything you want to make. The easiest way to start is with images or line drawings of the front, side and top. Here are some examples of models that I’ve made using this method.įor this tutorial, I will show making the front part of this space shuttle:
There is a method that I call “Pull and Scale” that is an easy way to make almost anything that you can think of. There are plugins that make this much easier, but I’ve discovered a way of getting smooth rounded shapes just using basic SketchUp. You can draw it manually line by line, by this is very time consuming and it is very hard to make it look good and smooth. If you want to make a curved surface in SketchUp, in can be a difficult process to get it just the way that you want it.
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