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User:Sphr/SketchUp
SketchUp Tilesets
Basic Tileset
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I've made some cleanups to the last version, by separating out the stone fillers (to be used for "half-walls" where at least one side is stone) so that they can be assembled by the actual modeller on demand. This reduces the number of wall tiles. In addition, I've put in a set of simple fortification tiles. I also included an experimental "stylized" fortification which makes more sense by widening the window size on the inside. But this requires trickier placement so the lazy modeller may prefer the basic fortifications that has same window size on all sides.
Furniture Tilesets
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Drawbridge Tileset
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I created this "gear" version of the bridge (it is supposed raised by internal gear networks), partly because chains are tough to work with especially if I want to make the bridge raisable. But gears seems like a more powerful and dwarvish solution. There could possibly be other types/styles of drawbridge tilesets in the future, but I'm rather content with this one :)
Tutorials
Drawbridge Tutorial
Assembling from parts
Assemble the bridge and base from the components available from the tilset.
Note that currently, the minimum length and width of a drawbridge that can be built is limited to 2. 1x? and ?x1 bridge will require a separate tilset to represent it properly.
Take note the bridge proper will appear to be 1 tile shorter than the bridge size. This is reserved for the connection to the base, which will make up that 1 tile. This, a 5x5 bridge will seeming be made up of 4x5 actual bridge and 1x5 bridge base.
Creating the bridge
After assembling the parts, to make our drawbridge look nice and possible to be raised in the future, select all the units that makes up the bridge (excluding the base!) in SketchUp. Right click on selected parts and select "Explode", twice. Then Right click on the selected parts again without losing the selection and select "Make Group". This will first merge our bridge units to get rid of the dividing lines and group it into one rigid object so that it is easier to raise later.
Note: you may want to leave the base units unmerged for now, so that they can be merged later with the rest of your fortress instead.
Attaching bridge to base
After the bridge part is joined, align the bridge part to the base as shown in the image. (Make sure Hidden Geometry are shown from the "View" menu, or you won't be able to see the grids and guide lines).
The attached bridge and base.
Raising the bridge
To raise the bridge, first make sure that view hidden geometry is on in SketchUp.
Look carefully at the side unit of the bridge base and you will see a hidden cross. This marks the pivot point we will use to rotate the bridge.
Now, select the bridge part (it should be grouped into a single object from earlier instructions).
Then, press "Q" to enter rotate mode. You should see a protractor that follows your mouse.
Move the protractor to the pivot point. It should snap to it when you are close. Then start rotation there to raise the bridge 90 degrees.
The following shows an idea of how your protractor and rotation should be like. (SketchUp does not export on screen tools. should have used a screen cap instead)
This shows the fully raise bridge.
