Sketchup Icehouse update

After getting my pieces finally (wow, that must have been a few weeks ago at least), I can see some flaws to my sketchup models.

For instance, the pieces make contact at the point when stacked, rather than the base as I had assumed. Also, I now have an idea of how to place the dots, even if I don't really know how to display them in the software.

And I still need to figure out how to create anchor points for the pieces so they can be arranged to illustrate games and such without needing to flub with positions forever.

Martian Chess Board

Here's a rendering of ee0r's tri-chess board (for playing martian chess with anywhere from 2-6 people).

It's arranged in a 3-player layout at the moment, and I had to run off before I could put some pyramids on it... oh well.

Sketchup Icehouse

I've been playing with sketchup and decided that a nice project would be to create an Icehouse Set since the plans were still available on the looneys' blog.

So far I have the three pointer done (no spots yet), and the other two should be fairly easy. From there I can make them into components and use them in other models. I wonder if there's a way to get the pieces to snap to preset points when they're stacked... I'll have to look into that.

Edit: It's a family!
I finished the two and one pointers, and proudly display them on a barren sketchup-scape.