1. GRADE 8 INTERIOR DESIGN TUTORIAL: KITCHEN ISLAND
1. Open Google SketchUp. If your file contains a person standing on the ground near the origin,
click the Eraser
tool and erase him.
2. This project begins with a circle on the “ground.” So from the main SketchUp menu, choose
Camera /Standard Views / Top. You should see the word “Top” at the top left corner of the
SketchUp window.
2. 3. Draw a rectangle similartothisone.
4. Clickthe push/pull tool. Pull the rectangleupabout5’.
5. Orbit so that you are facing the rectangle head-on, and click the second corner of the rectangle
so that it looks something like this.
3. 6. Use the Line tool and draw 3 lines inside of the rectangle, starting somewhere along the top.
Be sure to click only when you see the “On Face” popup, otherwise you might make lines that
stick straight out from the face.
7. Erase the unnecessary sides.
4. 8.Use the select tool and select all 4 sides at the top of the rectangle. Then, click the follow me
tool and click the cross-section face
.
9. After using the follow me tool, your rectangle should have a mantel on it.
5. 10.Use the push/pull tool and push in the back about 0.5’.
11. Change the camera views to top. Erase the rectangle located on the top.
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7. 12. Go to the paint bucket and design your island however you like!
13. Go to the 3D Warehouse and add chairs to your island if you want to.
14. You’re done! Save to your user space.
