In this video, we’re going to talk a bit more about modeling different kinds of wood base and crown molding in SketchUp using the follow me tool!
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– Modeling base in a SketchUp model
– We’ve discussed this in several different videos before, but basically the way that you do this is to create a profile, then extrude that profile to 3D using the follow me tool.
o Especially useful going around corners, so if you can do full rooms at once, it’s going to be better
– Where can you get molding profiles?
o Download images from the internet and trace
Not going to show any of these images due to copyright laws, but simply bring them in, adjust their scale using the tape measure tool, then trace the profiles
o Create your own
Draw a canvas, then make up your own profile
o Download from the 3D warehouse
Search for “Crown Molding Profiles” or “Wood Base Profiles”
– Organizing your molding/base
o When you create your wood base, it’s usually a good idea to put it on its own layer, for several reasons.
The first is that you’re generating a fair amount of polygons
The second is that if you want to export to layout or something like that, you’re going to want to be able to turn that off
Generally speaking, put it in a group, then put that group on a layer
– Modeling more complex crown molding
o Dentil Molding
Simply draw your profile (with a space blocked out for the blocks)
Then draw your blocks as a component and copy them along the length of your molding (you may have to make some adjustments/customizations at corners
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