Place Components


8.Open Components from SketchUp menu:

Open Components

8(b). Component Window (Note: the components shown in your component window may vary from this image depending on what default and optional components you have installed on your system. For this example only SketchUp components that came with the free version were used):

Components Window Component

8(c). Add Door and Window components to model by Drag and Drop method:

Drag and Drop Door and Window Components

Finished View of Drag and Drop Front Components (Door and Windows). You can place these Doors and Windows on any wall surface of the house.

Finished View of Drag and Drop Window and Door Components

9. Draw rectangle with Rectangle Tool Rectangle Tool for porch overhang:

Draw Rectangle

10. Use Push/Pull Tool Push/Pull Tool to pull out overhang:

Use Push/Pull Tool to Pullout Overhang

NOTE: The Push/Pull Tool can be used to match the length of any extended surface by pulling the tool over to the front plane of the surface to be matched such as the overhang to the porch front on this example.

11. Rotate the view and use the Circle Tool Circle Tool to draw a circle:

Draw Circle with Circle Tool

11(b). Use the Push/Pull Tool Push/Pull Tool to pull the circle downward:

Pull Down

11(c).Pull it all the way down to the top of the porch:

Pull All The Way Down to Porch Top

11(d). Do the same for the opposite porch support:

Pull Down Opposite Porch Support


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