Table of contents

1 Download programs and install
2 Build your 3D model
3 Make a developed
4 Add Glue tabs
5 Print out, cut out & build

1 Download the following programs and install them into your computer

Google Sketchup
http://www.sketchup.com/

unfold tool

http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/2007/08/plugin-unfoldrb.html

glue tab plugin
http://github.com/rschenk/Sketchup-Glue-Tab-Plugin/
http://github.com/rschenk/Sketchup-Glue-Tab-Plugin/raw/master/gluetab.rb

If you are familiar with a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file and a vector graphics editor ,
you can export a svg-file with sketchup-svg-outline-plugin.

http://code.google.com/p/sketchup-svg-outline-plugin/

Installing Sketchup
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/56085

Getting Started
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/13670

2 Build a 3D model.

Orbiting the view
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94929

Panning the view
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94933

Zoom tool
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94939

Create a cube.

Draw a rectangle.

Drawing a rectangle
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94835
Creating precise rectangles
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94837

Pull the face up.

Creating a volume
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94888

Pushing and pulling precisely
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94893

Draw circles on each face.

Drawing circles
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94741

Apply color to the model.

Select all. (Press Ctrl+A)

Selecting multiple entities
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94963

Apply Black color to the entities.

Applying materials and color
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94956

Deselect all.(Press Ctrl + T or click on an empty space in the drawing area)

Apply white color to each face except circles.

3 Make a developed view.

Switch face style to Monochrome.

Select Plugins>Unfold Tool.

unfold tool
https://sites.google.com/site/jimfoltz/my-sketchup-plugins

Your mouse pointer should look like the image below.

Select the bottom face(the side　"one") .

Click on an adjacent face.

Click on the pip of the side "one" with holding Ctrl key.

Click on the top face(the side "six").

Click on the pip of the side"two" with holding Ctrl key.

Deselect all.(Press Ctrl + T or click on an empty space in the drawing area)…(A)

Select the face "three".…(B)

Click on the top face.…(C)

Click on the pip of the face "three" with holding Ctrl key.…(D)

Repeat the above steps(from A to D) for the face "four" and the "five".

Switch face style to Shaded. Finally the die should look like the image below.

Selecting a single entity
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94962

Adding and subtracting from a selection Set
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94965

Selecting or deselecting all geometry
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/116388

5 Add Glue tabs

Select Plugins>Glue Tab.
glue tab plugin
http://github.com/rschenk/Sketchup-Glue-Tab-Plugin/

Click on boundary edge to add a glue tab.

Click on the tab.

Press "S" key . Scaling grips will appear around the selected tab.

Select a scaling grip and move it to scale the tab.

Scale tool
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94900
Scaling 2D surface or image entities
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/94902

6 Print out, cut out & assemble your own model.

Switch to parallel projection mode.

Click on the Front View button.

Then click on the Top View button .

Click on the Zoom Extents button to zoom your view to a distance which makes the whole model visible.

Select File>Print preview. The Print Preview dialog box will appear.

Configure print options and then click OK on the Print Preview dialog box.

The Print Preview and Print dialog boxes (Microsoft Windows)
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/114459

The Print Preview will appear .

Click on the print button. The Print dialog box will appear.

Click OK on the Print dialog box.

Cut the pattern out of paper and build a cube.