SketchUp

I have to say SketchUp has been a fun program to learn. I have found it very interesting. I selected a few objects to draw, which for me drawing is a challenge yet alone in 3D. I didn’t know I could do before taking this class. I’m not saying they are good but for a beginner not bad. I picked a bench, trash can and ashtray. I figured they would be simple enough but still a challenge for me. Well I started with the trash can not to hard right. Well I got the bottom and the top was a challenge and many hours later the closest I could come to my drawing. I was able to get the ashtray done not hard. Then the bench came. I can’t tell you how many versions I went through to get it to look like my drawing. I would go and cut in and then I would lose pieces of the chair. I had no clue how it happened. I would just shake my head and go back to where it looked correct than save it as a different version. By this time just the challenge was getting me. I really got into this program. My mistakes just made me want to try even more. That move tool is something else. I know one night I played with it for more than 4 hours. I would get one thing to work and had no idea how I did it. The more I was working with it the more I wanted to create. With that said came the idea for a gazebo. I did have fun with it, I think I may have approached it in a harder way then maybe I should have but I had a great time doing it. I know I will continue to work with this program. I never would have seen myself interested in doing this before. Below is my gazebo that I did.