Round Chess Pieces
Not just for chess players, this project shows how to make any type of round object. In this case, all you need is a photo and a few simple SketchUp tools (including the magical Follow Me tool), and you get a sophisticated-looking model:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWe6YO-j6DF2Gc3HFYFUYM4WZubwr3qoKyOfNQKIB3Jca_mmFLMM-0RBhf2Gibzoa9JeBfO3PozF2ek1TkOD8bj106XJaaHJChWMgIMlvhca1_Q_l_o8GnpSHAcxCm8C9dUADj1kwlVDM/s200/Chess23.png)
Fence Illusion
A little bit Escher, a little bit Necker Cube, this project is about building a fence that only looks like it's closed:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRvg9M_vl3xDxDLbrraW0XOuqNuJ-0_snbVN9C9VkSccjqQHcVrrfgN-KoFB8CdQ37kgfiMJ10iPqOC0HOJcpwvJTHsGubdRYfuAFVifa-xLs1G6EAG-4nCTjwHflAQ8BVVkCSj4cAjTz/s200/EscherIllusion26.png)
To see the illusion, see my previous blog post!
Quadrilateral Tessellation
Any four-sided shape can tessellate. And when you do this in SketchUp, you can make use of components so that decorated quadrilaterals make some very cool patterns:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzTSC3b6xJIdvx29ingrzDD0o64VgnODpYf2wGRGtGrp16AUFyXS_KwbdNioZ3ZCwEJN-mgKrmMAOds3MnMcP90t-3GekiEy7cMAxteiHwAnLjrdc9B36go_13RwwaU3R9FF2pTPhEL2J/s200/QuadTess33.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOt8dYjYR2NFaGuNBlfpetwTM4pIbnsk2ZCTcOkgL3lH56PiGmjacJNh8Vw3Ac1386xI5EJDPlMccZygERp6ZTcsghenp0e3VrmavsftbbHgJfEehFSXopAb4n7WD5wdnQJC26yawCGpF/s200/QuadTess36.png)
At $36 for the year (3 projects per month), there's no reason not to sign up for Projects of the Month!
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