Copy Array Along Path tool...have a look.

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Hey Miguel,

I might be able to do the arms now but I'll still suck at modeling Doc Oc. I need to put way more hours in to organic shape modeling!!!

Hope everyones weekend is going well....

Cheers,

Jeff

Ecuadorian

Have you tried importing a Make Human model into Wings 3D or Silo and tweaking there? Then you can import the Wings 3D model to SU and add the robotic arms.

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I'll for sure check those out, thank you. I would still like to get decent at organic in Sketchup though. Here is a quick try at Chris's new ruby. I love it! Nice to be able to edit the component and see it update instantly. Thanks again Chris!

Jeff

simon le bon

I pursue the study of my proceeding despite Chris's "Component Stringer" because for the moment(But Chris is working to the speed of the iron horse!!), I think I can master better -the welding of components imbricated, -the mix of various components along the path, _the mix of components following the path with components invariant in orientation.

@bob james said:

However, you and I have a different definition of "fast and easy".

Here is a realtime video (no editing) to show how fast is the process.
We start with a curve and a component.

*simon

simon le bon

Some help to produce the component to copy along a path.

I)Put the good axes:

If it is for you like for me , positionning axes of the component I want to copy along a path is not so evident.
So, make a cube, make it as a component, and......
[flash=500,405:284ps2pd]http://www.youtube.com/v/z81CNzCE4V0[/flash:284ps2pd]

II)How to conceive a chain link:
Using one or other method to produce a chain, necklace and many others fences and so on, you will need to think about the shape of the links.
Here is my tip. Just think to draw a portion of curve with the smallest radius you think you are going to use for your path...
[flash=500,405:284ps2pd]http://www.youtube.com/v/PG8aK7fC2LA[/flash:284ps2pd]