A capping to sit on
Lay a capping of decking boards on top, 120 wide and 28 thick, flush with the outside: 1800 long along the front and the back, 660 across each end between them.
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 boards and the posts are there, locked.
You should see: The bed, ready for its capping.
RectangleR Click the top corner of the left end at the front. Press ↑ so the rectangle lies flat, move right and away from you, and type
1800,120Enter. Push/PullP Pull it up and type28Enter. SelectSpace Triple-click it, press G and name it Capping.You should see: A capping along the front, flush with the outside, over the boards and the posts.
MoveM With the capping selected, tap Ctrl (Option on a Mac) to copy. Click its bottom corner at the front on the left, move away from you, press ← to lock it to the green axis and type
780Enter.You should see: A capping along the back too: 900 − 120 = 780.
RectangleR Click the top corner of the front capping at the back, on the left. Press ↑ so the rectangle lies flat, move right and away from you, and type
120,660Enter. Push/PullP Click the rectangle, push it down and type28Enter. SelectSpace Triple-click it, press G and name it End capping.You should see: A capping across the left end, between the front and the back ones, level with them.
MoveM With the end capping selected, tap Ctrl to copy. Click its top corner at the front, move right, press → to lock it to the red axis and type
1680Enter.You should see: A capping all round, 120 wide: a seat while you weed.
Press Check my work.
You should see: 4 of 4 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. Scaffold boards 225 × 38, posts 50 × 50, capping from decking boards 120 × 28.
Capping, front
1800 × 120 × 281800 long, 120 wide, 28 thick.
On top, along the front, flush with the outside.
Capping, back
1800 × 120 × 28The same as the front one: 1800 × 120.
On top, along the back, flush with the outside.
Capping, left end
660 × 120 × 28900 − 120 − 120 = 660 long, 120 wide, 28 thick.
On top of the left end, between the front and the back cappings.
Capping, right end
660 × 120 × 28The same as the left one: 660 × 120.
On top of the right end, between the front and the back cappings.
Stuck?Show a hint
The end cappings fit between the long ones: 900 − 120 − 120 = 660. The capping is 120 wide, so it covers the board and the post under it and sticks out a little inside.
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