How to Make a Fence Is SketchUp

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How to Make a Fence Is SketchUp

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First Open SketchUp on your computer.

Change the Title

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Click on the Unnamed button on the top left corner of the page.

Change the Title

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Then type the title you would like and click okay.

Save the SketchUp As Something

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Click on the file you would like to have your SketchUp saved.

Delete Man

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Select the guy and press backspace.

Get the Rectangle Tool

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Go through the toolbar on the left and open the rectangle tool.

Make 2x4x8s

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click and then move the mouse. This will make a rectangle.

Make 2x4x8s

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Type the dimensions needed which is: 3.5,8'

Make 2x4x8s

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Press Enter.

Get the Push/Pull Tool

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Go to the toolbar on the left side and select the Push/Pull tool.

Make the Height

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Click on the face of the 4x8 and slide up then type 1.5.

Make It a Component

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Right-click the pice and click make a component.

Make Component

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Click Okay on this page.

Make Suport

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Make a 2x3 inch rectangle.

Lift

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Make it 3/4'' tall.

Make It a Component

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Right click and click "make component".

Make a Rectangle

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Make a rectangle 2'x5 1/2.

Rise

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Make it 3/4'' tall and make it a component.

Make Up Right

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Get the pencil tool and build this with the dimensions.

Rise

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Make it 3/4'' tall and make it a component.

Make the Bracket

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Use the pencil tool to make this shape.

Rise

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Make it 3/4 inch tall make it a component.

Make Foot Holder

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Use the pencile tool to make this shape.

Rise

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Make it 3/4'' tall and make it a component.

Make the Foam Cover

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Make an 8'x4'' Rectangle.

Rise

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Make it 1/2'' tall make it a component.

Make the Foam Cover

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Make a 2'x4'' rectangle.

Rise

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Make it 1/2'' tall and make it a component.

Put Together the Cover

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Lay the cross pieces with the top dimensions like this. First foam upright 3.5'' away from the end and 1.5'' above the cross piece. All of the others go on every 2''s. and then 3.5'' from other ends.

Second Cross Piece

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Copy the cross piece and put it 4'' from the bottom of the foam up right.

Group It

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Select this setup and right click then click make a component.

Get Rotate Tool

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click the protractor on the toolbar on the left.

Select the Bracket

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Click on the bracket.

Turn Bracket

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Turn this bracket by 90 degrees.

Move the Bracket to the Foam Fence

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Get the move tool and move the bracket to the fence and put one bracket on each side of foam set up.

Make Group

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Select the whole set up with the bracket's and right click then clicks mack group.

Get Foot Holder

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Select foot holder.

Put Foot Holder on Base

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Get the move tool and move the foot holder to the center of the base.

Rotate Rectangle

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Use the rotate tool and rotate the rectangle 90 degrees.

Move Rectangle

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Move the rectangle on top of the base and in the foot holder.

Set Up Up Right

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select and rotate the upright.

Move Up Right

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Move the upright to in front of the rectangle.

Group

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Make this set up a group.

Set Up the 2x4

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Move the 2x4 to the upright as shown in the picture.

Finish 2x4

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Copy the 2x4 and put on on the bottom as shown.

Get the Other Suport

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Copy support.

Fix the Duplicate Support

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Spinn the upright so that it will fit for the opposit side.

Move Support in to Place

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Move the support so it is in behined the 2x4. Then make this whole set up a group.

Spin Cover

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Get the Rotate tool and spin the fence cover so that it is vertical.

Put on the Cover

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With the move, tool move the fence cover so that the hooks are around the 2x4.

Make Line

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Draw a line with the line tool straight out from the side of the fence that is 5' long.

Make Second Fence

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Select the whole first fence and copy it. Move the copy to the end of the line.

End

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This gives you two fences that have a cover.