Modeling CUSTOM WOOD BASE AND CROWN MOLDING in SketchUp

In this video, we’re going to talk a bit more about modeling different kinds of wood base and crown molding in SketchUp using the follow me tool!

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- Modeling base in a SketchUp model
- We’ve discussed this in several different videos before, but basically the way that you do this is to create a profile, then extrude that profile to 3D using the follow me tool.
o Especially useful going around corners, so if you can do full rooms at once, it’s going to be better
- Where can you get molding profiles?
o Download images from the internet and trace
 Not going to show any of these images due to copyright laws, but simply bring them in, adjust their scale using the tape measure tool, then trace the profiles
o Create your own
 Draw a canvas, then make up your own profile
o Download from the 3D warehouse
 Search for “Crown Molding Profiles” or “Wood Base Profiles”
- Organizing your molding/base
o When you create your wood base, it’s usually a good idea to put it on its own layer, for several reasons.
 The first is that you’re generating a fair amount of polygons
 The second is that if you want to export to layout or something like that, you’re going to want to be able to turn that off
 Generally speaking, put it in a group, then put that group on a layer
- Modeling more complex crown molding
o Dentil Molding
 Simply draw your profile (with a space blocked out for the blocks)
 Then draw your blocks as a component and copy them along the length of your molding (you may have to make some adjustments/customizations at corners


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