If the Circle tool doesn't stay in the green or red inference direction, press and hold the Shift key to lock the inference. To encourage the inference, orbit so that the green or red axis runs approximately left to right along the screen. Starting from the blue axis, draw a circle perpendicular to the circle on the ground plane (that is, locked to the red or green axis).Hover the mouse cursor over the origin so that the cursor snaps to the origin and then move the cursor up the blue axis.These steps are easier if you start from the drawing axes origin point.

With the Circle tool ( ), draw a circle on the ground plane.

Here's how the process works, step-by-step: Then you use the Follow Me tool to turn the outline into a bowl by having it follow the original circle on the ground plane. In a nutshell, to create bowl, you draw a circle on the ground plane and a profile of the bowl's shape directly above the circle.

In this example, you look at one way to draw a bowl and how to apply the technique for creating a bowl to a dome or sphere. Tip: You can use the tips and techniques demonstrated in these chair examples to create all sorts of other complex 3D models. Modeling Specific Shapes, Objects, and Building Features in 3D

SketchUp Hardware and Software Requirements.

Using SketchUp Data with Other Modeling Programs or Tools.

Modeling Terrain and Other Rounded Shapes.

Using SketchUp’s Generate Report Service.

Placing Movie Cameras in a Model of a Production Set.

Developing Components and Dynamic Components.

Adding Premade Components and Dynamic Components.

Applying Colors, Photos, Materials, and Textures.

Modeling Specific Shapes, Objects, and Building Features in 3D.

Adding Text, Labels, and Dimensions to a Model.

Modeling Complex 3D Shapes with the Solid Tools.

Measuring Angles and Distances to Model Precisely.

Offsetting a Line from Existing Geometry.

Softening, Smoothing, and Hiding Geometry.

Scaling Your Model or Parts of Your Model.

Flipping, Mirroring, Rotating and Arrays.

Dividing, Splitting, and Exploding Lines and Faces.

Introducing Drawing Basics and Concepts.

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