Modeling 10 Types of Geometric Shapes in SketchUp - The SketchUp Essentials #46

In today’s Sketchup basics tutorial, we’re going to go through how to create 10 different kinds of geometric shapes quickly and easily!
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1. Cube - a cube is fairly easy and can be drawn with a combination of the rectangle tool and the push pull tool
2. Square pyramid - a square pyramid is best drawn using a rectangle and the line tool
3. Hexagonal Pyramid - best drawn using a 6 sided circle, the line tool, and the rotate tool
4. Octahedron - best drawn with the rectangle tool and the line tool
5. Hexagonal Prism - draw a 6 sided circle, then push/pull
6. Sphere - create a sphere by drawing 2 circles, then using the follow me tool to extrude
7. Ellipsoid/egg - draw a sphere, then use the scale tool to adjust
8. Cone - draw a circle and a face, then use the follow me tool to extrude in a circle
9. Diamond - draw a hexagon. Use the offset tool to draw a smaller hexagon. Use the move tool to move that up. Then draw a line down, fill in a face, and rotate.
10. Icosahedron - draw 3 golden section rectangles. Rotate them so their center points all intersect, then draw triangles from point to point.
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[@gregg6409]

Thank you for your informative Sketchup videos. As a hobby woodworker I decided I needed to document some of my creations to keep a record and to refine my designs. I have just started learning Sketchup from scratch and your videos have been very eye-opening and inspiring. Your explanations are great though when I go and attempt things in Sketchup I know I need to spend some time and more practice to learn the ins and outs. I will keep re-watching some of your clips until I get quicker at modeling. Keep the clips coming.

[@thor2304]

I am a complete newbie, thus, everything in this video was useful to my education. Thank You for creating it, and the series of other videos!

[@Banstargue]

Thank you. I learned alot in this video. When I found this video, I was searching for how to merge multiple 3D shapes in Sketchup, and you kind of showed that with 2D shapes.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ivanbernal6432]

I like how do you explain in the tutorials. So far you are one of the guys who doesn't complicate things around. Thanks for share your knowledge. since I'm old and new to 3D softwares, I find your videos a lot helpful.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you're finding them helpful - thanks for watching!

[@oscarporter1945]

thanks Justin imma start binging your channel

[@quentinvandevondel3230]

Amazing! Thank you

[@JeffreyBrantEyeMD]

Excellent, as are all your videos on Sketchup. Your tutorials have helped me learn the program more than any other resource I've tried. Thanks!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad to help!

[@DarkMoonDroid]

Trying to figure out how to do Durer's Solid in SU. Having trouble...

[@miraclespyer]

Super handy and more useful than anyone would expect 😊

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Lol - I usually don't like making videos like this because they're so basic, but sometimes the basics are more helpful than anyone would expect!

[@cheeto4493]

It was a little basic for me, but I watched it anyways to see if I would learn something new. And I did. I did not know about SketchUp snapping to the Golden Ratio, that's very interesting. I like how you teach to use your keystrokes and arrow keys to lock to axis. When I learned about locking axis, it opened a whole world to me. Also, if you haven't purchased a 3Dconnexion space navigator, I suggest you do. Makes moving around in SketchUp easy. No more having to flip between orbit/pan and the tool you are trying to use.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I'm glad you found it useful - I'm never sure how basic to get while still trying to keep it valuable to everyone. I want to get one of those navigators, but just don't quite have the $$ at the moment. I'll get there though. Thanks for watching!

[@catsmeow5566]

This is very cool! I wish I'd watched it sooner because I was struggling to make some of the shapes

[@Viv-xh3yv]

learnt something new in every video . :D you are really awesome !

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@bushraa1099]

Great video. Really it helped a lot, as creating geometric shapes in sketchup is a tricky task. Thanks.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Cool - glad it helped!

[@colmgray]

Awesome 🎉

[@vidskitkid]

WOW, thank you!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@thomascolley5912]

Great video, i do alot of stained glass and sketchup will work great for that also. #10 in this video, how can i draw that using pentagon instead of diamond.

[@shalotstage]

thanks I have been frying my brains on how to make an icosahedron, but I did it on four pieces... it works but takes to much timeand I dont have the "star" shape. haha. Now I want to rotate the icosahedron on a "path", like a "follow me" stuff, but where you can see the icosahedron rotating. Do you know how can I do that. pleasse help. Maybe to change the scale of said icosahedrons along the path would be great. please share your opinions about this. give a hand.

[@dineshbasnet7288]

Lovely video ❤✌ I love these type of video✌ and best video for beginner

[@SineEyed]

This was helpful, thank you. I'm pretty much a noob to 3D modeling, but I've been using Algodoo for a few years and so I'm used to manipulating geometries, even if it was only in 2D. This puts me at a weird spot though because I have no trouble understanding the concept of a function (or a tool, or whatever), but I'm a total klutz when I try to use it. Beginner videos bore me to tears and don't teach me anything but I doubt I'll catch someone going over how to do some basic action while covering a more advanced topic. It's just common sense that if you're watching a more advanced video you're well past the point of needing a helpful reminder on how to friggin move an endpoint to the origin along an axis lol. That's just an example btw, not something I'm stuck on. Nope, I got that figured out way back like, 12 or 13 hours ago. And I gotta say I like SketchUp a lot more now that I can move things... sometimes. I was even able to make all these shapes you covered here in this video (yay me). I made it all the way to the icosahedron when I realized I should have listened to your advice about saving before any reasonably funky rotate&paste maneuvers. I paused the video and jumped ahead a step figuring you were going to do the three rectangle thing to get the icos's vertices - I wanted to see if I could do it on my own with what I learned in the past couple days and of course what I picked up in this video. I was rotating the third one (poorly) when the program borked on me lol. Sure enough, you called it. I shoulda listened. To my surprise though, I even managed to use that alternative extrude method for the top of the gem. That's a neat trick, thanks for that one. And I gave my gem 8 sides because f@$%-it why not. I think I found out you need to select the number of sides after clicking the center point and _before_ moving the mouse in any direction. That's actually a good example of the kinda stuff I need to know. It's all the little mechanical movements that you experienced guys probably aren't even conscious of when you're doing it. Take inferencing for example - I totally get the concept, and I can see you guys doing it when you mention that's what you're doing, but I suspect it happens a lot more than it's being mentioned. I see little moves happening, and I'm sure many are intentional but I can't follow or pick up on what's going on because I have no idea when to go touch an axis real quick and then click an edge or a face, or in what order these things should be done. I understand the 'why', I just don't get the 'how' or the 'when'. Especially with the rotate tool. Ugh. Yours will always go right where it needs to be, while mine is exceedingly stubborn about that. I can't seem to switch between axes like you do. You just click the start point and then an arrow key, right? Nope. Not for me lol. I got it to work _once_ but I dunno how I did it - I do remember my eye level was intersected with the ground plane (however I managed that) and right then the protractor turned red and went perpendicular, which was what I wanted. So I wonder, does the 'camera' position lend itself to these tools behaving nicely? Should these operations happen with regard to some proper orientation or something like that? I'd be grateful if you could shed any light on that stuff, but no worries if you don't get around to it. Time is precious - I know how it is. Lemme thank you again though for doing all this to help others in the first place - good on ya bro, the world can use all the help it can get..

[@Thesketchupessentials]

When you first activate the rotate tool, tap an arrow key to lock it to the axis - for example - the up arrow key would lock it to the blue axis - try this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnm8iXqqbZmsfdE

[@aleksandrasaneva4661]

Hi Justin, another newbie here 😃 thanks for these tutorials, they are super simple and clear! But I was wondering, what if I wanted to export one of these forms in a pdf that I could print and then assemble together as a real 3d paper shape? How can I do that? Thanks 🙂

[@swbernstel]

Great video again. What's the difference between using the circle tool, viewing Hidden geometry, unsoftening/unsmoothing to get a hexagonal prism, vs just using the polygon tool? The polygon tool seems to have fewer steps.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Actually, the best way to do this is to explode the circle by right clicking and selecting the "explode" button. Then this will extrude with the edges unsoftened - found this out after I made this video - thanks!

[@taris32]

Your videos and the tricks are super Please more videos architecture, greetings from Switzerland

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks very much! This month I should have several videos coming out that will be helpful to architects!

[@khad96]

Wonderful and especially the star

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you liked it!

[@jupagu]

Amazing your videos and your blog. One question how could you draw dome, but with different width and hight ???? Example width 2,50 (diameter) and hight 2,00 thanks

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Draw a flat circle with the diameter you need. Then draw a line to the height you'd need from the center of the circle. Draw an arc from the tip of that line to the edge of your circle so it fills in. Then use the follow me tool to extrude that shape to create your dome.

[@smileyvibes46]

Very good tutorial and easy to follow-up I did all shapes including the icosahedron _couldn't get the inner star shape though!

[@itsnowornever4]

Would you be interested in doing a sketchUp project on the side? If so how do I contact you? Thanks

[@nandailim5868]

hi bro, the lift or right key is not working at my skircher file. do i need to on any tool for lock the axis?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

No - it's a built in function - are you sure you're tapping the key at the right time?

[@nandailim5868]

@@Thesketchupessentials yes. I'm sure. But it is not working

[@kpvhjjjbcffxxhhjkkk]

Informative video as usual. I hope you make a structural model of a building cuz I wanted to learn it as part of my presentation for thesis.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

What kind of structural model are you talking about? Is it a steel framed building? Would it be something that integrates with an architectural model somehow? Or just showing a building structure?

[@kpvhjjjbcffxxhhjkkk]

TheSketchUpEssentials yes something like that showing of the skeletal sort of structure that is in the building

[@stourleykracklite7663]

No matter what i enter as number of sides, e.g., 8 (or even 8s) I always get a six-sided polygon. Do you know how to fix this? This is happening both in SU 2015 and in Sketchup Free online. Thank you.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Never had this issue - you might not be entering the value soon enough?

[@fajarsamiaji9594]

Thanks for tutorial bro 👍

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@gaelledebournet7771]

hi, sorry but the diamond shape does not work every time. the up tool does not goes on the blue axis even if i'm in the center, it select the red or the green.. can i press a button on my keyboard at the same time to make sure it select the blue ? thank you

[@connimariebinstock]

Thank you so much

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@andyduong7767]

Hello Im a beginner , i dont know how to draw a circle bas on red axis and about the diamond shape , i dont understand the part of moving up and down , like what is the button to press , can anyone help me ?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Hi Andy - to draw a circle on the red axis, you can activate the circle tool by tapping the "C" key on your keyboard, then tapping either the right or left key to lock the tool to the red axis (can't remember which one). To move the object up and down for the diamond shape, click on the shape to select it, then activate the move tool by tapping the "M" key, click once to set a base point, then tap the up arrow key to lock to the blue axis and move the shape up and down. Did that help?

[@thomascolley5912]

Nice video, when doing the diamond. Moving the inset up. You mentiin tap the up key. Are you talking about the up arrow on key board, if so thats not working.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Yes - up key on keyboard

[@joseibanez5038]

NOT every square bipyramid is an Octahedron, faces must be equilateral triangles. In your model, horizontal edges measuring 1, the others are sqrt(3/4). To make a true Octahedron you should connect midpoints, not vertices. Thanks for your fine job, I learned a good deal.

[@wabalaka1565]

when I use cycle tool I can't constraint my radius to blue axis I'm using SUP19 how Im I gonna fix this ? any help?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

You're probably pressing the up arrow too late

[@ramenluver504]

For the last one with the hide the 5 sides and there is a star mine didn’t work and I needed it for school so I had to do it myself it’s sucked lol but the others were helpful thank you

[@giovannigiorgio1536]

Funny fact: to draw any of this objects in any 3d software you just draw them in 2 clicks. Is there any plugin or something to make the process easier in Sketchup?

[@tightirl]

great video. Seems overly simple (I'm not a pro, nor a total novice) but gleaned plenty from this video despite understanding a lot of the major concepts.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks Nick!

[@crashtv8090]

Can you make a tutorial of arch with pattern sir please

[@sayasoeng3931]

dang youre good, and know how to teach

[@jusumut6097]

Polygon 5, 3D..

[@TheONLYFeli0]

this dude looks like ken from the bee movie

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Never seen it

[@tokyo9620]

noice

[@Thesketchupessentials]

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[@tokyo9620]

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[@mkashiffarooq]

@@Thesketchupessentials may I have your email id or how to communicate with you

[@emaaniqbal3248]

I HATE TECH CLASS

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Why?