Two rows of boards all round
Stand an end board at each end of the bed, 900 long, 225 high and 38 thick, and a second row on top. Then the long boards between the ends, 1724 long, two rows at the front and two at 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.
You should see: A patch of lawn and a dashed outline on the ground, 1800 × 900: the raised bed goes here.
RectangleR Click the dashed corner at the front left. Move right and away from you, and type
38,900Enter. Push/PullP Click the rectangle, pull it up and type225Enter. SelectSpace Triple-click it, press G and name it End board.You should see: A board standing on its edge across the left end, from the front to the back.
MoveM With the end board selected, tap Ctrl (Option on a Mac) to copy. Click its bottom corner at the front, move up, press ↑ to lock it to the blue axis and type
225Enter.You should see: Two boards, one on the other: the end is 450 high.
SelectSpace Click the bottom board, hold Shift and click the top one. MoveM Tap Ctrl, click the bottom corner at the front, move right, press → to lock it to the red axis and type
1762Enter.You should see: An end at each end of the outline: 1800 − 38 = 1762.
RectangleR Click the bottom corner of the left end at the front, on its right. Press ↑ so the rectangle lies flat, move right and away from you, and type
1724,38Enter. Push/PullP Pull it up and type225Enter. SelectSpace Triple-click it, press G and name it Long board.You should see: A long board along the front, between the two ends.
MoveM With the long board selected, tap Ctrl to copy. Click its bottom corner at the front on the left, move up, press ↑ and type
225Enter.You should see: Two rows along the front, level with the ends.
SelectSpace Click the bottom long board, hold Shift and click the top one. MoveM Tap Ctrl, click the bottom corner at the front on the left, move away from you, press ← to lock it to the green axis and type
862Enter.You should see: Boards all round: a box 1800 × 900 and 450 high, open at the top and the bottom.
Press Check my work.
You should see: 8 of 8 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.
End board, left, bottom
900 × 225 × 38900 long, the full width, 225 high, 38 thick.
At the left end, from the front to the back, on the ground.
End board, left, top
900 × 225 × 38900 long, the full width, 225 high, 38 thick.
At the left end, from the front to the back, on the bottom one.
End board, right, bottom
900 × 225 × 38900 long, the full width, 225 high, 38 thick.
At the right end, from the front to the back, on the ground.
End board, right, top
900 × 225 × 38900 long, the full width, 225 high, 38 thick.
At the right end, from the front to the back, on the bottom one.
Long board, front, bottom
1724 × 225 × 381800 − 38 − 38 = 1724 long, between the ends, 225 high, 38 thick.
Along the front, between the ends, on the ground.
Long board, front, top
1724 × 225 × 381800 − 38 − 38 = 1724 long, between the ends, 225 high, 38 thick.
Along the front, between the ends, on the bottom one.
Long board, back, bottom
1724 × 225 × 381800 − 38 − 38 = 1724 long, between the ends, 225 high, 38 thick.
Along the back, between the ends, on the ground.
Long board, back, top
1724 × 225 × 381800 − 38 − 38 = 1724 long, between the ends, 225 high, 38 thick.
Along the back, between the ends, on the bottom one.
Stuck?Show a hint
The ends run the full width, so the long boards fit between them: 1800 − 38 − 38 = 1724. Holding Shift adds what you click to what's selected, so one copy takes both rows.
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