DIY Custom 3D Paper Pop-ups Using SketchUp

This is an easy craft that you can make by yourself (if you have a laser cutter and I think you could use a cricut but I don't know how to do the upload). It's an easy design and can be transferred to the laser cutting software effortlessly. Make sure you are in millimeter scaling. Also I can't take the credit for this idea. I give it to my 7th grade STEM teacher.

first, make a square 140mm by 210mm, and then make another one by the same dimensions standing vertically, touching the edge of the other square like shown in picture.

Draw lines on the vertical paper to how you want your 3D pop-up to look like in 2D like shown. Then use the push/pull tool to pull the 2D shape into 3D also shown.

Use the Scale tool to lengthen the front and the top by 1.41 each.

Using the Select tool select the whole pop-up. then use Rotate to turn it 45 degrees.

use the top view in the scenes in the right side panel. then change it to parallel projection.

make sure you have the Sketchup SKP to DXF extension (link to extension website). then install it into SketchUp and export the pop-up into your files.

import the DXF you just took from SketchUp into a laser cutting software. making sure the bottom of the pop-up is situated right; make all of the horizontal lines dotted or folds and all of the vertical lines cuts. Cut. Fold. Enjoy.