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 several different kinds of geometric shapes quickly.
- Cube – a cube is fairly easy and can be drawn with a combination of the rectangle tool and the push pull tool
- Square pyramid – a square pyramid is best drawn using a rectangle and the line tool
- Hexagonal Pyramid – best drawn using a 6 sided circle, the line tool, and the rotate tool
- Octahedron – best drawn with the rectangle tool and the line tool
- Hexagonal Prism – draw a 6 sided circle, then push/pull
- Sphere – create a sphere by drawing 2 circles, then using the follow me tool to extrude
- Ellipsoid/egg – draw a sphere, then use the scale tool to adjust
- Cone – draw a circle and a face, then use the follow me tool to extrude in a circle
- 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.
- 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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About Justin Geis
Hi, I'm Justin Geis, and I'm the founder of The SketchUp Essentials. I started using SketchUp as part of my work as a general contractor in 2008. I quickly realized the power of the software and started using it for personal projects. I started The SketchUp Essentials as a place to share easy to follow SketchUp tutorials and tips to help everyone harness the power of 3D Modeling in their lives. When not working with SketchUp, I enjoy playing soccer and spending time with my wife and our two dogs.
