Help needed to bend a water slide.

[arklandesign]

Can some one kindly provide some guidance on how 2 bend something, using the radial bender on single plane and angle.

I think that is the right one to accomplish what I need, but have been getting weird results as I haven't a clue how to do this :O)

The attached model has the water slide and I need to know how to bend the slide near the Construction line ( 5 ft 3") which is the height needed at that end of the water slide, leaving the other end where it is.

Hope that makes sense.Slide Dolphin2.skp

[tomsdesk]

Alt-move the (to be) upper 11 sections up 5.25" (63/12), then the next 10 up 5.25, then the next 9...and so on until you move the last edge into position.

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[jeff hammond]

with plugins:

CurviShear:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=29230

Follow Me and Keep:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=16465

[edit] hmm.. i suppose you don't even need curvishear to lift that curve up.. just draw the arc on flat ground then use to lift up the end..
(don't select the whole arc.. just click the move tool on the end and move it up 5'3)

[edit2] on second thought, the resulting line will still be an arc if you lift it up like that but the slide shouldn't be based on an arc.. use curvishear

[arklandesign]

Thanks For the tips guys.... I'll try both plugins... Jeff,the result you showed was just what I need.Much appreciated

Thank heaven for all the plugin makers :O)