Any suggestions for things to design in SketchUp that are relatively low cost and easy to build?

What’s your preferred medium? Wood? Plastic? Metal? Furniture? 3d Print? CNC? There are a LOT of awesome ideas on this forum, you just need to zero in on a direction!

art in various mediums is often inspiring. Signs, wall art etc. …with incorporated functionality perhaps

[image] 3D Modeling Challenges are HERE! Happenings https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/embed.html?mid=9148cee4-7a3e-4ad2-b87e-ce03b5861123&width=580&height=326 I’m excited to announce that we’re bringing 3D modeling challenges to our community. There’s nothing we love more …

Recently, I designed a fingerboarding spot and made it out of foam and air-dry clay. Construction method: [15%20PM] Making it: [Fingerboarding%20Hubba] Skating it (the trick is a 360 flip nosegrind): [2018-03-07%2014_51_36] I have access to using paper and other craft supplies, but unfortu…

:slight_smile: you seem to have a passion for the board.

You don’t have to make a house, why don’t you make a beach skatepark?

[image] mics_54: you seem to have a passion for the board. Yeah, skateboarding is definitely one of my favorite hobbies. [image] liamk887: You don’t have to make a house, why don’t you make a beach skatepark? Good idea! Although, I like drawing architecture, but I honestly have no cha…

[image] Forestr: but I honestly have no chance competing with the other people. I kinda just gave up. There are some pretty great SketchUppers out there, lots of it blows me away, but you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself. I often use other peoples works as an inspiration rather than an “they…

@IanT Hahaha, thanks. I might try to finish it before the deadline. If I were to design a skate ramp or rail, where could I hire someone to build it for me? I have a fear of power tools, so I’d prefer someone did it for me.

The first place I’d look is people around you that you know that are often making things maybe family, neighbours etc, they may be able to do it. (cheapest option). I would then look at probably local steel fabricators or woodworking shops depending what you’re going to make it from. In my experienc…

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