The floor, with a hole for the water
Start the planter: a floor 450 long and 150 wide, from 15 mm board, with a hole 20 across in the middle so the water can drain out.
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: The top of a workbench, a dashed outline 450 × 150 for the floor, and a short dashed line to its middle.
RectangleR Click the dashed corner at the front left. Move right and away from you, and type
450,150Enter. Push/PullP Click the rectangle, pull it up and type15Enter.You should see: A long, flat board on the outline. The dashed line now lies on top of it.
CircleC Click the end of the dashed line, in the middle of the floor. Move out a little and type
10Enter: that's the radius, half of 20.You should see: A circle 20 across in the middle of the floor.
Push/PullP Click the circle, push it down into the board and type
15Enter. SelectSpace Triple-click the floor, press G and name it Floor.You should see: A round hole right through the floor, for the water to drain out.
Press Check my work.
You should see: 1 of 1 right.
Keys and axes
Tools
- RRectangle
- PPush/Pull
- CCircle
- 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. It all comes from one plank 150 wide, 15 thick and 1.8 m long.
Floor
450 × 150 × 15450 long, 150 wide, 15 thick, with a hole 20 across.
On the dashed outline, on the bench. The hole is in the middle: 225 from the end, 75 from the front.
Stuck?Show a hint
The first size goes along the first way you move (right), the second along the other (away from you): 450,150. The Circle tool takes the radius, half the hole: 20 ÷ 2 = 10.
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