The back batten, wall to wall
Fix a batten along the back wall of the alcove, wall to wall: 900 long, 44 high, 18 thick, its bottom 400 up. Then copy it up the wall twice, 400 apart.
Do it here
The model is on the left, the steps on the right. Do each step in the model: it ticks itself when it's done. Then press Check my work.
Follows the model you're drawing: each step ticks itself once it's done.
Press Set up the model.
You should see: An alcove 900 wide and 300 deep: the chimney breast on the left, a wall on the right you can see through, and a dashed level line across the back wall, 400 up.
RectangleR Click the left end of the dashed line, where it meets the chimney breast. Move right and up, and type
900,44Enter. Push/PullP Click the rectangle, pull it out towards you and type18Enter. SelectSpace Triple-click it, press G and name it Back batten.You should see: A batten along the back wall, wall to wall, its bottom on the line.
MoveM With the batten selected, tap Ctrl (Option on a Mac) to copy. Click its bottom corner on the left, move up, press ↑ to lock it to the blue axis and type
400Enter. Then typex2Enter.You should see: Three battens, 400 apart: x2 made two copies, the same distance apart.
Press Check my work.
You should see: 3 of 3 right.
Keys and axes
Tools
- RRectangle
- PPush/Pull
- MMove
- SpaceSelect
- GMake Component (select the board first)
Axes: an arrow key locks the way you're drawing or moving
- →red axisleft and right: the width
- ←green axisfront and back: the depth
- ↑blue axisup and down: the height
- ShiftAlready moving along an axis? Hold Shift and it stays on it.
- CtrlWith Move: makes a copy (Option on a Mac)
- EscCancels what you're doing
Sizes: just type, they go in the Measurements box at the bottom right, then Enter. Two sizes: 1000,600 (1000;600 if your computer writes decimals with a comma).
On a tablet or phone: press Full screen, tap to click, drag one finger to move the pointer while you draw (or to turn the view), pinch with two fingers to zoom, and type sizes on the keypad under the model (its red, green and blue keys lock an axis, as the arrow keys do). A mouse and keyboard is quicker.
Where it goes
The boards
Every size in millimetres. Battens 44 × 18, shelves from 18 mm board, in an alcove 900 wide and 300 deep.
Back batten, bottom
900 × 44 × 18900 long, wall to wall, 44 high, 18 thick.
Along the back wall, its bottom 400 up from the floor.
Back batten, middle
900 × 44 × 18900 long, wall to wall, 44 high, 18 thick.
Along the back wall, its bottom 800 up from the floor.
Back batten, top
900 × 44 × 18900 long, wall to wall, 44 high, 18 thick.
Along the back wall, its bottom 1200 up from the floor.
Stuck?Show a hint
Measure an alcove wall to wall at the back and at the front, low and high: walls are rarely straight, so go by the smallest. After a copy, typing x2 makes two copies in a row, the same distance apart.
What Check my work looks at
- Every board's size, to 1 mm
- Where each board is, to 1 mm
- Which way each board is turned
- That each board is its own component
- That nothing is left loose