Well never tried it, but there is also the Ferrari plugin. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=286168#p286168 Here's the link to some tutorial. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=361338#p361338 Anyway if you want something more "interactive" maybe you can combine Soap&skin (or Ferrari) and SketchyFFD. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=222122#p222122

Thank You for this wonderful tool. i have been making complex shapes in just minutes and the file size is staying small. i rendered one shape with SU Podium as a test, it is not very stable and crashes often so be careful. its acting like a true beta. I was able to get a quick rendering by saving the file closing and reopening sketchup.

@unknownuser said: The little "flats side" disappear/transform along the path! But yes put the forms on the path resolve the problem That is because placing them at the extremities of the path-rail fixes their relationship to the path; otherwise an assumed relationship is inferred from each profile's vertex nearest to the rail start/end as appropriate - hence the 'twisting' that you had.

Just another option Make a new layer called Lines >>> go to wire frame mode >>> Select all the lines you want to hide >>> Then with the Layer dialog put them on the layer called lines >>> now return to shaded with textures or what ever style you want >>> then turn off (un-check visibility)for the Lines layer... The nice thing about this method is that the lines are not actually hidden just the layer. This will give you more flexibility and ease of use since you can turn the lines on and off easily by just selecting the visibility of the lines layer. Just my 2 cents worth.

Just use + ctrl

thanks a lot guys!

Thanks Tig

@tails said: They are official resellers on 1001bits website, but I'll go direct. Good choice. Top tool

@nickgenerator said: I am new to Sketchup and right now completely overwhelmed by all those plugins. Can I somewhere find a up-zo-date list where they are sorted by categories - modelling, rendering, import/export, etc. - and download numbers? Just to remind you all. Above is the initial post. As he says, he is new to sketchup and overwhelmed by all these plugins! Oh woe! He doesn't understand how plugins develop over time. He seems to expect to be informed to keep him up to date. He must think this is a sort of Acad without the cost of constant paid updates. Lazy or ignorant I reckon. I have a personal relationship with my plugins. I check for updates out of interest. I follow the development of a plugin out of interest.Mostly, I don't need 'em, (until I do). But it is fascinating to watch the ruby gurus develop a plugin with feedback from members. It is the beauty of SU and this forum. Would someone with more cred than me please address this issue, which I believe has the potential to destroy "3D for Everyone". I am reminded of a quote from John Brunner's book 'Zanzibar'.... ..." It's supposed to be automatic, but actually, you have to press this button".

wow! I anxiously await the release of this plugin. So much progress on UV mapping on several fronts.

Yes, you can safely remove skin.rb. It was a nice plugin at its time but now Curviloft (and also other plugins) can do more and nicer.

Thanks for the help. I didn't know how to use a zipped file, but now I do. Great site for those who need lots of help.

Thanks, that's what I'm looking for! Easy to modify for my purpose as well, thanks!

Thanks, TIG. I had my hopes on you.

Seems the better place is here ? http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=250026

huhu missed this one!

Ok, I understand. So let's dream. See the "EXEMPLO". exemplo.skp

@unknownuser said: @unknownuser said: Well I found the plugin, booleanhelper.rb. So my search that plugin is over. Now, I need to dig into this plugin to see if I can get it to just scale the selected groups and not the whole model. Ken why not just use the tape measure tool or scale tool Yes the tape measure tool works, however it is a pain to go around to all the 3d text that I have inserted. In this case I was adding 3d text, and I had to keep changing the size to fit. One size did not work. However, that is when I decided hey if there is a tool that would change the size just by selection of the group/component/3Dtxt and clicking on the enlarger or reducer icon depending on which way I wanted to go, than I could just add text at a small size then go back and enlarge/reduce the text as required. I found my solution. Booleanhelper.rb, not here in the plugin index of this site. The plugin located at this site enlarges the whole model. However, in "Ruby Library Depot" there is an older version that just enlarges the selected group/component. So with a little modification, I now have a plugin that will change the size of 3d text and has nice looking icons. So, I have found a solution to my problem with 3d text. I now have a font enlarger/reducer just like Word. And my modified plugin changes any selection, group/component/geometry. So I wish to thank, Liquid98 for this plugin. Also in the plugin index of this site is Liquid98 other booleanhelper.rb. Which is a nice plugin. So I am happy. Thanks all the for help. Ken

I haven't forgotten about this... Would it be possible to mark up the 'stick' image to show what is what compared to the .pm file ? It should be relatively easy to extract the XYS data from each entry in the 'imported' .pm file and make geometry/group in a SKP... Not so sure about the 'reverse' exporting...

Rats! "Alternative switch that shadow option OFF and draw a [grouped] ground-plane where you want it to be..." That is what I have been doing.