Google Sketchup Dome / Bowl Tutorial

Someone asked how I made the dome windows in my Google Sketchup Playground Animation video... how's this for an answer?

Intentionally silent to encourage concentration :-)

Ignore the mouse pointer in the still frames, they're only there because I was using the Grab application to capture the window for each step...

An aside: difference between Education and HowTo video categories? Anyone?

Category:

Education

Tags:

• google
• sketchup
• how
• to
• instructional
• tutorial
• help
• dome
• half
• circle
• bowl
• curve
• animation
• model
• contact
• lens
• diaphragm

[Cavalcadeofcats]

Google's help was supremely unuseful, but your guide did exactly what I wanted. Thanks!

[Us4U2C]

That's exactly the motivation I need to make more. Thank you much for the comment :)

[darianfox1]

when ever i try making it i allways get a low spot in the middle

[Us4U2C]

your arc is too wide then, set the "bulge" smaller - no part of the arc should be higher than the center point. hope that's clear :)

[NewDudeInHere]

Thanks, didn't know it's that easy. You helped me alot.

[Us4U2C]

You're welcome, have fun with Sketchup!!!

[porkinmycorkhole]

Nice stuff, how d'ya get thicker lines?

[deqwien]

how do you get the half arc to become a face? it seems like the lines of the half arc, the vertical line and the horizontal half line are not connected, so the follow me does not work. how do you get the halfarc to have the solid white color?

[blaublahblah]

Thanks, really helpful

[Longhairbeware]

Why is this video in a slide-s ow format? Why not just do it in full motion video? And if it's a tutorial, speak into mic rather than typing instructions.

At any rate, that is *not* a bowl. A bowl has an inner curvature to it.

[mayotte1111]

Great video! I have been trying to learn this for days, you made it so easy!

[HEYLON96]

Oh wow so "Easy" Doesnt even fill when you connect up the arc, dumb tutorial

[LuciferIScute]

Nice dude. Just ran into sketchup and found it lots simpler than 3ds max but more practical without all the maxs complicated issues..,just simple but still powerful. Love it

[yootewb1]

hey thanks mate! Yesterday a client asked me to design a dome over his house, 2 be honest I've been using sketchup since 2008 but have never drawn a dome b4! lols! this video helps a lot! God bless ya mate!

[Legirian]

Thanks a lot! I had been trying this for about two days, and with your video it finally worked!

[fredrikphangkawira]

where is follow me tool?

[multidstringtheorist]

Very cool tutorial...teaches us more than promised. There are so many ways to go about somethings in SU and this can only add to one's arsenal of tricks as I said in this case more than just how to make a dome. MTD