Monday, 30 May 2016

Hirst Arts Design with Sketchup

My next project using Hirst Arts blocks will be somewhat more complex than the previous ones. I have planned a multiple level building which will encompass a section of the walkway I designed earlier.

In order to plan this my previous method of just playing around with blocks really wouldn't work for such complex design. Instead I've been using a free 3D design package called "Sketchup". Helpfully several users have created Hirst Arts blocks in the package. Unfortunately they've done so in a couple of different scales.

I've plumped for using a set by user called "Itar". These cover all the moulds I have. Again though there is a downside. This time it's that they made some mistakes. Some of the blocks are miss-sized. Luckily it's not too difficult to fix the mistakes.

The design is now complete...



And whilst I was at it I've come up with an alternate design for the stairs at the end of a walkway,..



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  1. Chris10 June 2016 at 14:23

    Sketchup is great for planning Hirst Arts layouts. I can't believe it's nearly two years ago since I did it! http://nerdclub-uk.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/google-ketchup-and-hirst-arts-moulds.html

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    1. Richard Heath12 June 2016 at 19:10

      Looks really good. :)

      I may have used your post as a reference when I was researching the process myself. I can't actually remember!

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  2. Unknown27 January 2017 at 14:46

    I've referenced this post a dozen times over the last 8 months. It may sound strange, but seeing how you use sketchup is inspiring to me.

    The thing I struggle most with, in regards to Hirst Arts, is planning.

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    1. Richard Heath27 January 2017 at 17:05

      Yes for anything with much complexity you really need to start using a tool like Sketchup. These items are really the only times I've used it so far.

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