BUILDING 3D SHIPS USING CARD SHIP PLANS IN SKETCHUP

HMAS CERBERUS

THIS MODEL WAS CREATED USING CARD PLANS AS TEMPLATES

CREATE ONE FLAT SHEET AND DUPLICTE AS MANY AS YOU NEED

LOAD THE PLAN IMAGES TO EACH SHEET ( DO NOT SCALE THE SHEET SIZE)

USE THE LINE TOOL TO CUT UP PLANS INTO PARTS

WHERE NEEDED ROTATE A PLAN FOR ALIGNMENT IN MODEL

FROM THE PART SHEETS CUT OUT THE PARTS USING THE LINE AND CURVE LINE TOOLS

DO NOT CHANGE ANY OF THE ANGLES OF THE SHEETS

START TO ASSEMBLE THE UPRIGHTS AS IF IN THE REAL WORLD

YOU CAN USE THE BEND TOOL FOR SIDES BUT I USE THE EXTRUDE TOOL FOR BODY FORMATION

CUT OUT THE OTHER UPRIGHTS AND MOVE THE ACROSS INTO POSITION

KEEP AT 90 DEGREES DO NOT ALTER THE ANGLE

ONCE ALL THE UPRIGHTS ARE IN PLACE USE THEM TO PLACE THE UPPER DECKS

REMEMBER NEVER CHANGE THE ANGLES WHEN MOVING

LINE UP ALL THE DECKS

THE DECK NUMBER TAGS CAN BE CUT OFF AFTER

ONCE THE DECK PARTS ARE IN PLACE EXTRUDE THEM UP OR DOWN TO FORM HULL SIDES

ALWAYS KEEP SPARE ORIGINAL SHEETS WHEN BUILDING

USE THE LINE & CURVE LINE TOOLS TO MARK AROUND THEN EXTRUDE OTHER DECK PARTS

WHEN EXTRUDE IS DONE CUT OFF MARKER TAGS

OTHER PARTS CAN BUT SHAPED IN THE SAME WAY THEN ADDED TO THE MAIN MODEL

WHERE POSIBLE SHAPE THESE PARTS IN THE SAME MODEL FILE

ADD ANY OTHER PRE-MADE PARTS YOU NEED TO THE MODEL

I HAVE A LARGE COLLECTION OF SHIP PARTS TO USE ON MY SHIP MODELS

TEXTURES CAN BE ADDED OR ALTERED AT ANY TIME

BY USING SKETCHUP WITH UNITY 3D YOU CAN BUILD AND MOD YOUR SHIPS ON THE FLY

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