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How to Create a Tapered Leg in SketchUp

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Create a Tapered Leg in SketchUp

When designing furniture, you will want to adjust features, such as tapering the legs. Otherwise, it is just 2 X 4 furniture that anyone could make. Read this article to learn of one way to design a tapered leg in SketchUp.

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  1. 1
    Small square, close up
    Small square, close up
    In SketchUp, create a 1 5/8" square.
  2. 2
    Using the push/pull tool, make it 24 inches tall.
    Using the push/pull tool, make it 24 inches tall.
    Using the push/pull tool, make it 24 inches tall.
  3. 3
    Click on the Move tool and then select one of the edges that you want to taper.
    Click on the Move tool and then select one of the edges that you want to taper.
    Click on the Move tool and then select one of the edges that you want to taper. For making a furniture leg, the inside ones are the better ones to taper. Push it in to about half way. (3/4")
  4. 4
    Repeat on the other inside of the leg.
    Repeat on the other inside of the leg.
    Repeat on the other inside of the leg. This will make the top 1 5/8" and the bottom 3/4" square.
  5. 5
    Select the top surface of the leg and using the push/pull tool, extend it 6 more inches.
    Select the top surface of the leg and using the push/pull tool, extend it 6 more inches.
    Select the top surface of the leg and using the push/pull tool, extend it 6 more inches.
    • What this does is allow the taper to start at the 24 inch mark, and then extends it further upward with no taper.
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    Select the entire leg, then right click and make it into a component.
    Select the entire leg, then right click and make it into a component.
    Select the entire leg, then right click and make it into a component. The reason you want to do this is because you never use just one leg of furniture.
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    Triple click the component to put it in editing mode.
  8. 8
    Select the paint bucket and then select a fill for it.
    Select the paint bucket and then select a fill for it.
    Select the paint bucket and then select a fill for it. Usually, you would want some type of wood.


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April 1, 2012 by Ttrimm

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