You now have a completed sphere with a smooth surface! Depending on how large your circle is, you may have to experiment with the number of sides you use. This will be the “path.” Then go to the “tools” dropdown menu and select “follow me.” Finally, select your second circle to finish the shape. Select the edge of the first circle you drew.

Once you have both circles drawn, you can create a sphere. Select Path > Tools > Follow Me > Select Circle. You can see that the edge of this circle is already much smoother than when we tried to use 10 sides. The radius should be the same as the first circle you drew.

Click the center of the first circle you drew and then select the edge of your first circle. Hit the right arrow key on your keyboard to lock it to the red axis. This time, before you draw your circle, type “100” into the “sides” box in the lower right corner. To fix this and create a smoother sphere in Sketchup, try using a higher number of sides instead.ĭraw a Second Circle. As you can see, the finished sphere is not very smooth when we only use ten sides. Then go to “tools” and select the “follow me” tool. You can already tell that the edges of the second circle are very angular.ĭelete the face of your first circle and select the path. Click the center of your first circle and drag your mouse to select the edge of the circle. For example, try typing in “10” for the number of sides. The more sides you have, the less angular the sphere will look. Before you draw your second circle, type in the number of sides you want it to have in the lower right corner.

Then either drag your mouse and click again to finish the circle, or type in the exact dimensions you want for the radius in the lower right “radius” box and hit “enter.”ĭraw a Second Circle. Click once to define the center point of your circle. First, hit “C” on your keyboard to open the circle tool. Let’s get started! Creating a Sphere in Sketchupĭraw a Circle. There may not be a quick tool for it, but in this beginner tutorial we’ll go over a super simple way to create a sphere using Sketchup! This method will give you even more control over what the sphere will look like since you are starting from scratch. If you’ve ever wanted to make a sphere in Sketchup, you may have become frustrated to realize that there is no sphere tool in Sketchup. More by Caitlin Godwin How to Create a Sphere in Sketchup

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