# Component alignment on 7 degree angle **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp Free\ **Tags:** advice, modeling\ **Created:** [June 23, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255 "2025-06-23T05:25:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shaylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Shaylee](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Shaylee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/1 "2025-06-23T05:25:35Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/c/0cfdf748b613e7a8f6a0f48b1a67749487ad94e7.png) Im making a slanted planter box. It has a 7 degree taper outward, making the top larger than the bottom. When all the panels are at a 90 degree upright the corners are 90 degrees. I then slant the panels out by 7 degrees and as you can see in the screenshot, everything then becomes angled away from 90 degrees. The square in the middle is a reference 400mmx400mm. Im also unsure why the right panels is now shorter than the rest too. Im very puzzled and no idea how to fix this. Ive spent 4 days designing this over and over thinking its something im doing wrong in the design phase, and im frustrated. If it makes any difference to how to correct this issue, I am using the free web version of SketchUp. ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/2 "2025-06-23T05:42:53Z")
Not a lot of info to go on but a quick follow me works. ![GIF 23-06-2025 3-41-48 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/2/1/212bfd07e77d38da821f826c44a2e28e757285de.gif) ---
**Author:** ![bmike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/bmike/32/225451_2.png) [@bmike](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/bmike)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/3 "2025-06-23T05:43:00Z")
The panels will not be 90° to one another, they will require a compound miter angle. In plan view from the top they will look square but cannot be. It looks from your image that you are rotating the sides on the wrong axis. I created this in a couple of minutes. 400mm base Created a component for the side panel. ![Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 7.37.54 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/3/93ebf1c3f46d02832ed7202344209ea326720f7f.png) Rotated 7° ![Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 7.38.32 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/5/3/53b9ebd1bda6e43937a254626cb77f776324a483.png) Push pulled the side panel wider than needed. Made a cutting block to miter the corners. Used solid tools to create the miter. ![Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 7.39.48 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/4/2/4298300de6dce8f8dac9b2a104ca967c5e6ed050.png) Rotate + Copy the panel 90 degreed x 3. ![Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 7.40.14 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/5/150a21c9696b683af472f43900458f6cc1902a0e.png) ![Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 7.40.28 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/e/7e3a1f6f092fb37695dfde4c78825f403e5f17ea.png) ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/4 "2025-06-23T06:37:10Z")
My option for the mitres after follow me. ![GIF 23-06-2025 4-36-04 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/7/97cc0c1774b859b643a5033c4f57aa6234ad384d.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Shaylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Shaylee](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Shaylee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/5 "2025-06-23T08:06:24Z")
Im unable to attach screenshots to this reply, as im a new user. But the dimensions for my planter are as follows (before the 7 degree outward angle) 400mmx400mm top opening 328mmx328mm bottom (accounting for 7 degree taper) 4 x 40mm frame pieces (2x300mm sides cut with 7 degree angle, creating parralellogram.1x319mm top panel, 7 degree angle, creating trapezoid. 1x270mm panel, 7 degree angle, creating trapezoid. 2x102mm boards with 12mm inset, 7 degree angles to fit on the inside of the planter walls. All boards 12mm thick) I do not have the ability to do miter cuts. I am doing butt joints. The steps I took to get here: Design 1 ‘Long’ Panel on 90 degree upright. Duplicate and rotate 180. Design 1 ‘Short’ Panel on 90 degree upright. Duplicate and rotate 180. Using protractor tools, measure all 4 corners, ensuring 90 degree from one another. Rotate each panel individually to 7 degree leaning outward from eachother, now leaving 2 diagonal corners to be roughly 91 degree and the other 2 95-97 degree. Everything off square from eachother, now making an parallelogram, not a box. ---
**Author:** ![bmike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/bmike/32/225451_2.png) [@bmike](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/bmike)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/6 "2025-06-23T09:32:15Z")
![Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 11.31.47 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/6/f/6f85569a5acb1464a7223d1ca9dea4278ed439ad.png) ![Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 11.31.36 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/5/1/51d4c5f06a7b9468959e7cd80e4d95058e798c62.png) ![Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 11.31.28 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/c/8/c8e7d70689ce00a2aa620ca50a90c928188c2e23.png) ---
**Author:** ![bmike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/bmike/32/225451_2.png) [@bmike](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/bmike)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/7 "2025-06-23T09:35:06Z")
> [@Shaylee](#): > > Rotate each panel individually to 7 degree leaning outward from eachother, now leaving 2 diagonal corners to be roughly 91 degree and the other 2 95-97 degree. Everything off square from eachother, now making an parallelogram, not a box. You might just post your model. In plan view the edges of the sides should be 90º to each other. The cuts on the edges of the panels will not be 90º though. ![Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 11.34.48 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/2/c/2c3d05aebcb06a69baac45b219c83122bc494900.png) ---
**Author:** ![bmike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/bmike/32/225451_2.png) [@bmike](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/bmike)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/8 "2025-06-23T09:36:12Z")
Have you done the fundamentals course? [https://learn.sketchup.com/courses/sketchup-web-fundamentals-part1](https://learn.sketchup.com/courses/sketchup-web-fundamentals-part1) It might be good to get a handle on the basics before going much further into your own project. ---
**Author:** ![Shaylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Shaylee](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Shaylee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/9 "2025-06-23T09:37:51Z")
Ive just returned everything back to a 90 degree straight, and none of the corners are aligned. I have 0 clue what the heck has happened. It was all perfect before. SO frustrating! ---
**Author:** ![Shaylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Shaylee](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Shaylee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/10 "2025-06-23T09:38:27Z")
I dont know what this is, but ill look at it. I think ill re do this planter for like the 5th time later. ---
**Author:** ![Shaylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Shaylee](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Shaylee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/11 "2025-06-23T09:40:42Z")
I cant export my project, as im using the free web version. Need to upgrade to export. ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/12 "2025-06-23T09:47:05Z")
> [@Shaylee](#): > > I cant export my project, You don’t export, you use the Download option. ---
**Author:** ![Shaylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Shaylee](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Shaylee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/14 "2025-06-23T11:28:12Z")
Hopefully this works for you. This is where its at now, after the leaning out by 7degree, then bringing it back in 7 degrees. Nothing is aligned now. It was before hand, all 90 degree cornered butt joints. [Picket Planter.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/ltLOrJEWlL9F4c9WA0jvZta93Pt.skp) (172.6 KB) ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/15 "2025-06-23T12:31:52Z")
Is this what you are trying to accomplish? ![Screenshot - 6_23_2025 , 7_28_01 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/3/13fabe1889f4d72fa801afadafa81c725a989a81.png) I think you’d find it easier to manage if you work centered on the origin. > [@Shaylee](#): > > all 90 degree cornered butt joints. With the sides angled at 7° the edges of the legs on the narrower sides will need to be beveled slightly. They don’t meet the neighboring leg at 90°. It’s very slightly off the 90° but a couple of swipes with a hand plane during assembly will take care of it. Probably not worth modeling the bevels in SketchUp. ---
**Author:** ![Shaylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Shaylee](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Shaylee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/16 "2025-06-23T13:59:05Z")
If the sides are all angles at 7 degrees outwards, yes. I dont know why mine arent doing that. Id like to get this working so I can print it off etc, but as ive mentioned previously, it keeps failing and ive done this like 4 times or something, and its driving me nuts Im still relatively new to SketchUp, so im learning as I go. Trying to do small or simple projects. Perhaps this one was a teensy bit ambitious ---
**Author:** ![RLGL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/rlgl/32/44295_2.png) [@RLGL](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/RLGL)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/17 "2025-06-23T14:04:13Z")
Go to the [Sketchup campus](https://learn.sketchup.com/) and [SketchUp YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@SketchUp) Both offer great tutorials and videos that should help with your questions. ---
**Author:** ![Shaylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Shaylee](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Shaylee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/18 "2025-06-23T14:05:31Z")
Which question in particular are you referring to? ---
**Author:** ![RLGL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/rlgl/32/44295_2.png) [@RLGL](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/RLGL)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/19 "2025-06-23T14:07:11Z")
I am trying to point you to a reliable source to assist in the learning of the Sketchup tools and workflow. ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/20 "2025-06-23T14:11:28Z")
> [@Shaylee](#): > > I dont know why mine arent doing that. Aren’t doing what? > [@Shaylee](#): > > it keeps failing and ive done this like 4 times or something, and its driving me nuts What I see in your model shows mainly incorrect rotation of the components. You could make a frustum as a component and build your model around it using it as a reference. I did that for the first side when I modeled my version of it. After the legs for one side were done I deleted the frustum, added the rails and panel components and then used Copy/Flip to make the opposite side followed by Rotate/Copy to make the two remaing sides. Make Unique was required on the left and right sides to be able to edit the lengths of the rail components without affecting the front and back rails and panels. ---
**Author:** ![Shaylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Shaylee](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Shaylee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255/21 "2025-06-23T14:15:49Z")
As per your question, I dont know why mine in the beginning were all 90 degree to eachother, but then once I splayed them out 7 degrees were not longer square and shifted, like in the model now, and screenshot. I dont know what a frustum is. Im sorry, im going to have to look over your comment several times before I understand it, as I am new still, as ive mentioned, and im still learning tools/short cuts etc. The way I made mine was by making the legs of 1 long panel, then the top, then the bottom, added in the 2 inner panels, selected all those parts and copy paste, rotate tool and spun it 180, then the same for the shorter sides. But clearly my method is screwing things up, and I could be more efficient and precise by the sounds of it. [Next page](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-alignment-on-7-degree-angle/332255.md?page=2)