Modeling a Hinge - Skill Builder

Follow along as we give you some great modeling tips and tricks to help you design a hinge.

[johnwebber]

You make it easier for me, to make it look as easy as you make it look!

[AlanoTekashi]

Holy crap, that double click trick is a huge time saver!

[donaldburton]

I've really learned a lot from watching these videos. Thank you!

[cavamanara]

Thanks again Aaron, last time I needed a hinge, I just pick up one from 3D Warehouse, and spent 45 minutes trying to modified it. Now I can draw one in 5 minutes...

[bompanes]

Thank you for teaching us ❤️. All the way from Manila

[robertlantos]

I really love seeing everything fall into place when watching this video and using native tools. I am fascinated with parametric architecture and forms. Can you show more of this type of modelling involving native tools.The harley petrol tank was a classic. I guess what I am looking for are models that do not have any straight lines. Thanks for the videos.

[richardhaas]

Never thought of extruding in that direction, great tip. The gap is a little large but that's a minor detail, easily adjusted. AND every "common hinge" in my house is shaped exactly like this.

[jalalal-deen]

Perfect thing i see, thank you dear .🫵👍

[jeffroyer]

Excellent. It's amazing how simple it actually is but I never would have thought of building it this way. Keep up the great videos!

[kenmoore]

Brilliant. I have made a hinge before but it took about an hour and lacked the elegance of this one. Thank you Aaron.

[albertjans]

Much gratitude for these awesome skill builder videos

[hitalo_vieira]

whoa boy!! what did i just see? Amazing

[Amplifity]

Thank you for your videos. I'm a woodworker that uses SketchUp for designing furniture for my customers. I like to show as much joinery as I can to give them a really good sense of the finished piece. One thing I wish I was better at drawing is dovetails. I can do it, but it takes so long. I'm probably doing the LONG way. When I watch your videos, I feel like there has to be a faster more efficient way to do it. Maybe using the divide command, and maybe in combination with the solid tools subtract. In fact, there's many times where I'm trying to intersect with the model so that I can infer geometry outlines onto other surfaces that I can push pull dados, grooves, etc. Anyway, just thought maybe I'd drop my thoughts and something I'd like to see. My SketchUp skills are getting better from watching your videos.

[davecolburn]

More of these "Quick Tips" on steroids please!! Great countersink technique and hinge-pin creation.

[davidhutchison]

Great video. I am a relatively new Pro user, and have had a hard time finding little tricks. using arrows to use an axis, awesome. Using CTRL to make a copy while rotating, great! Subscribed.

[jeiko]

That's really slick. Now if I can do that, I'm sure I'll be more proficient with Sketchup. Thanks!

[okboehmer]

Hello thank you I needed this for my school project you have been a real help.

[alfredoanitjr.]

Thanks Sir, your are such a good sketchup teacher, KEEP SAFE

[Cradley]

That was so cool !!! Stay Safe !!!. Brian UK.

[donproctor]

at 3:06 mark you check to see if it was still a solid. That reminded me, many times when creating models I create a solid and try to use solid tools but it wont work saying it isnt a solid. Very confusing when things wont work and you have no idea why or how to correct them. I end up spending the rest of the day searching for an answer and not getting anything done.