Building Blocks

The building blocks project was my first entrance into the world of Sketchup and 3D printing. The whole process was a bit overwhelming even though we only used the most basic of tools to flesh out our ideas into little plastic pieces. The hardest part of the process was the measuring of the objects. I realized over a period of time that I really needed to double and triple check the measurements so that I could produce an accurate representation of the piece.

A couple pointers I would give to anyone who is interested in using Sketchup would be to just fool around with it. Just use it constantly to get a feel for the tools. Watch Youtube tutorials and imitate the work. This will exponentially raise your skill level. Plan ahead and sketch your ideas so that you can visualize your ideas. Most of all have fun! Without fun this work is just tedious homework.