the newer version of profile builder seems to be a good tool. Is it possible to insert an own profile?

@majid Stay safe sir and to your family and friends.

Larry Belk has been asking me for a few weeks now to attack curved (not spiral) staircases. I will readily admit I know very little about how to construct these types of specialized staircases and based on my quick survey of Youtube videos showing their construction there are many ways to actually build them. Rather than focus on the supporting structure (ie. curved walls or twisted stringers) I think it would be more beneficial to focus on the primitive that generates the staircase and then the risers and treads. My feeling is that each curved tread can be adequately modeled with arcs consisting of only four edges, thoughts? [image: 1779943488183-wall_su1147_800.jpg] [image: 1779943488200-wall_su1148_800.jpg]

@Rich-O-Brien said: I've zero knowledge of CapCut but are Effects only exposed to paid versions? ️ ...as is the case with many free software versions, CapCut Free comes with a limited range of effects (transitions, text effects, etc.). The features that are only available in the Pro version are clearly marked as such. Regardless, CapCut Free can rightly be called a full-featured app because everything you need is included. Personally, I love this because it avoids that unbearable “PowerPoint” urge—so common among many users—to make everything fly, scroll, or dissolve in some silly way! —Here, too, the rule applies: Less is usually more!

@TIG I've attached the model. Could you please help check whether it can be done? automate testing.skp

@bsfranza said: i would appreciate if there was an option to start directly without the initial popup of the material browser Unfortunately, this would require some heavy re-engineering of ThruPaint. Normally, you get it once by Sketchup session, so it's just a smaller inconvenience.

Hi, sorry for a late reply. I`m on windows 11, Nvidia 5070, SU v.26.2.243. And yes, it seems that the icon or the shortcut to activate a Fredo plugin tool must be doubletapped og hold for a sec. Exsample: selecting a box that I made and turened in to a group, then tapping the shortcut keys made for this tool (ctrl+shift+s) nothing happens. But if holding those keys for more than a second or holding ctrl+shif, then doubletap the S key the tool activates. and if i select the box and hover over the icon for that tool and click once, nothing happens, but if i double click the tool activates. This seems to bee with som of the Fredo tools but not all. Not working is: Tools on surface, Fredoscale (except for the cuick launcher icon, that calls upp the menu on one click), Joint push pull. Stencil, Fredo Stencil and more But som are working with one click ie.: FredoBend, Move and align ++ This is so wierd, and i have no idea of why this is. I was messing around with the Graphics settings for som "random crashes" after updating skechup, but they are now back to their original settings.

Version 4.5.7 - 05.26.2026 Enabled presets for posts. Added the following L.J. Smith handrail profiles: 684, LJ6011, LJ6A10. For those interested I am pulling all of my handrail geometry from LJ Smith's webpage at the following link: https://www.ljsmith.com/handrails [image: 1779854470000-wall_su1146_800.jpg]

It works fine in SU2026 for me. The box is a component in this case. [image: 1779799408521-bm.gif]

Hommage to Sonny Rollins! [image: 1779796020648-gifvegas.gif]

Hommage à Sonny Rollins! [image: 1779796020648-gifvegas.gif]

I use Spacely AI extension (https://www.spacely.ai/), it works pretty great and they have free trial credits too. I would recommend realistic render tool, it has a built-in preset that you can click and choose. Also, they have point & edit tool which allow you to change some part of the render without having to change the 3D model.

Works great! [image: 1779717534197-3612e21d-ae57-431a-bfd2-3baf4d4b17c8-image.jpeg]

...the completely absurd car rampage through Roadrunner Canyon continues! (because it's so much fun) [image: 1779705275795-car-sketchy2_collage2-resized.jpg]

I wrote an answer to your mail box

@huynhminhtriet You can see at my site https://moiscript.weebly.com/ Divers / Manuels / Sauce Tomate(Su) / SimFonia / ... 6 items But i doubt that links are always available! You can try http://www.simfonia.fr/SAT/ at https://archive.org/ your best luck! I will see on my own archives but i doubt, it was a some difficult program!

Currious I see it without any problem! https://youtu.be/9677AxsqL5A

@mamoodoo said: I do have to learn to be better organized and be orderly as you said The model I uploaded has as few polygons are possible (given your initial shape). I included plenty of steps and comments on the process. There are a couple of thing that you could learn from that process. The less unnecessary polygons you use, the better. Order of operation matters. Keep your model as modular and low poly as possible before doing the heavy deformations. Add thickness and join modules later on. When you have a big problem, don't try to one-shot at it. Divide it into multiple more manageable problems instead. I hope that can be helpful.