The front and the back
Close the planter: a front 450 long and 150 high on the floor's front edge, against the ends, and a copy of it along the back.
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. The floor and both ends are there, locked.
You should see: The ends stand 15 in from the front and the back of the floor, ready for the long sides.
RectangleR On top of the floor, click its front corner on the left. Move right and away from you, and type
450,15Enter. Push/PullP Pull it up and type150Enter. SelectSpace Triple-click it, press G and name it Side.You should see: A long side along the front, against the ends.
MoveM With the side selected, tap Ctrl (Option on a Mac) to copy. Click its bottom corner at the front, move away from you, press ← to lock it to the green axis and type
135Enter.You should see: The back, the same part again: 150 − 15 = 135.
Press Check my work.
You should see: 2 of 2 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.
Front
450 × 150 × 15450 long, 150 high, 15 thick.
On the floor along its front edge, against the ends.
Back
450 × 150 × 15The same as the front: 450 × 150.
On the floor along its back edge, against the ends.
Stuck?Show a hint
The front and the back run the whole length, 450, over the ends. ← locks a move to the green axis: away from you and back.
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