My partner and I brainstormed these ideas:
Top 4 Table Ideas:
Katherine and I first started brainstorming ideas with a quick search through Google Images. We didn’t want to make something generic and boring, so we looked through a lot of designs and picked one that stood out to us the most. We created three sketches (pictured below). We eventually decided on the third option because it was the most aesthetically pleasing.
I have past experience with Sketchup, so I did most of the actual modeling in Sketchup, while Katherine gave input. Since the design was symmetrical, I was able to cheat a little and just create half of the model, copy and flip it, and piece it together with the other half. In the end, our finished project turned out pretty cool!
Going into this week, I was already somewhat proficient in SketchUp. We planning to renovate our house, and over the summer I built the model of our house for our new design using SketchUp, so I didn’t think I had much to learn. However, I did learn some tricks that I wish I had known over the summer which would have made my house project easier. The most helpful thing I learned was how to make a component, because then I could enlarge the whole thing all at once. I also learned how to use the Move tool better, which was extremely useful.