@Christian_33 what version of SketchUp are you using? Can you show an image of the sort of thing you are trying to create?

My first thought is to use Curviloft with a centerline and the shapes at the ends for profiles. Might be other options, too.

With Curviloft.
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Hi everyone,
it took several years, but I figured it out!
It's one of the most hidden features in SketchUp.
If you want to export an image, draw on it with crayons or edit it in Photoshop ...or AI and then map it back, you must activate a scene with a saved camera and then click to create a new photomerge -> the vanishing points will be set according to the last scene. Then you can select the edited visualization and project it precisely onto the model as a texture. Amazing, right?
It never works otherwise if a saved camera isn't activated first.

The second hidden trick is equally clever. Did you think that exporting 2D DWG with edges colored by layers only works through layout? Miracle, it works in the sketchup too. Just set edges color by material and have Color by Tag activated in layers/tags, then create a Scene with saved Styles (+update the scene to save the style), keep the scene active and export 2D DWG. Aaand is colored. If the style isn't saved in the active scene, it won't work.

Ns.

@Box said in Faces Splitting Up at random:

Go View/Hidden geometry. This should show you where your faces are split.

I am using sketchup for years. This was the greatest tip that I've ever seen. It eased all my pain that I've experienced through out the tough years passed struggling with random triangles.

@Lozza944 did you do what the message tells you to do?

@Rich-O-Brien Thank you for clarifying!

@pace514 Visit https://sketchucation.com/webshop/my-licences.php

@dmorong The Add Location feature is not included with the EDU license (SketchUp Studio for Non-Profits) the school has. It requires a full subscription (Pro or Studio but not for Non-Profits.)

Contact Creation Engine for more information on this.
https://shop.creationengine.com/

There is something in the way that prevents pushpull from going inward. Try selecting the face and using move instead.

Finished product. The real one, not the computer graphics one. Tips too! Cabinets and walls are white.....not sure why they appear blue.TIPS FOR TILES ON A BACKSPLASH......txt

TILE JOB PART 1.JPEG

TILE JOB PART 2.JPEG

TIPS FOR TILES ON A BACKSPLASH......txt

@Dave-R I've tried to unsoften the edges to 0 degrees but the problem is still there.

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The drawing will be sent to a machinist, If I can figure out a way to unsoften the edges, then I will add measurements and send it to him.

@mcann if those are spot heights you will need to get them into sketchup as construction points.

Then use a cpoint to mesh extension to generate a surface.

But I'm not fully understanding your message.

@pace514

Go to the In Model Colors and select the material to edit it. (Click on the house icon.) You can't directly edit materials that are in the material libraries. You can only edit the In Model materials.

@Rich-O-Brien said in Trees and SU's OpenGL:

But if you assign the backface material with a 99% opaque version of your front face you get decent enough viewport results but your carrying an extra image.

Thanks Rich, I never thought of assigning front face to back...despite using it all the time in other situations.. It does look slightly better, but as you say, there's a performance hit so I'm not sure it would be worth it if there were several high-poly veggies in the scene.

Hmm, curious but happy.

I restarted yet again and it seems to have fixed it.

Here is hoping.

Tnx Rich,

as using Thea for rendering then just (for testing) made really simple model of tree trunk as Instance base & used "ring" model as instance & basically that's it. Probably have to play with thickness of instances & have to create a better base model to get the proper shape of tree but otherwise does the job good enough.
My Q was pretty much for the interest if there's an easy way to do it in SU with any kind of plugins & from the point of getting smarter in SU. You're never too smart in SU, are you? 😄
Will try those suggestions You offered as well just out of curious. Thanks for that 🙂

Cheers,
Mark

tree of rings test render.jpg tree of rings test.jpg

@Mike-Amos

Found it. Somehow had it saved on the 'G' drive........

I could have been on the 'SB' I suppose.

@Alan-Fraser Very interesting piece of work. 😁

Translation

I have a topographic survey on autocad (.dwg), and I need to model the terrain precisely on sketchup. I've tried a lot of things, but it's either very time-consuming or ineffective with Sketchup's tools. Could you help me? I am attaching the file to you.

Use Selection Toys to isolate items you need to remove...

https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1052264

Your points are components instances so you could use Instances > Select All to select all the guide point instances. Then Group that selection and enter the group. Explode the point instances to realise them into the model space.

Exit group and use Toposhaper.