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    mac1
    last edited by 3 Feb 2011, 16:23

    chrisjk
    Have you found the plugin straylines at http://www.smustard.com/script/StrayLines . It really helps with this type of issue

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      oneturboneeded
      last edited by 4 Feb 2011, 01:49

      Thank you so much for all the help got it now.

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        TIG Moderator
        last edited by 4 Feb 2011, 12:38

        After some tidying and welding of sets of edges into curves to use as Rails/Profiles EEbyRails works fine tooCapture.PNG

        TIG

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          oneturboneeded
          last edited by 5 Feb 2011, 07:11

          Wow tig that is perfect. Now i need to figure out how to do that . What do you mean by weld do i need a plug in?

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            Krisidious
            last edited by 5 Feb 2011, 07:32

            I tried modeling a tuna not long ago... I quit after a while I couldn't find a shape I was happy with... this is awesome tutness.

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              chrisjk
              last edited by 5 Feb 2011, 07:52

              @mac1 said:

              chrisjk
              Have you found the plugin straylines at http://www.smustard.com/script/StrayLines . It really helps with this type of issue

              mac1, I do have that plugin but didn't use it on this occasion - it would have been smarter to do so but I just kind of dived into the model once I found I couldn't weld a couple of lines.

              Chris

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                TIG Moderator
                last edited by 5 Feb 2011, 08:27

                @oneturboneeded said:

                Wow tig that is perfect. Now i need to figure out how to do that . What do you mean by weld do i need a plug in?

                Get weld.rb from Smustard.com [free] - it's indispensable.
                A selected set of connected edges are made into a 'Curve' [aka 'a Polyline'] - the requirement for many of my EEby... tools... Arcs, Circles and Beziers are already 'Curves' but any Edges can be made into them...
                Remember to get rid of stray lines before trying to 'weld' - so there is no 'branching'.
                Note how an edge touching it will 'split' a curve into two pieces - just as with an Arc. 🤓

                TIG

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                  oneturboneeded
                  last edited by 5 Feb 2011, 17:57

                  Well i think im retarted... I went to smusterd and got weld and stray lines. There both text files and I don't know how to get them to work, none of the other plugins were txt they were rb or a zip.

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                    Gaieus
                    last edited by 5 Feb 2011, 18:10

                    If you somehow managed to save them as txt files (Notepad or similar will automatically add this extension to files that you do not specifically add the extension) just rename them to rb and install (copy) them to the
                    C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins
                    folder

                    Gai...

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                      oneturboneeded
                      last edited by 5 Feb 2011, 18:25

                      You rock, thanks that got it.

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                        oneturboneeded
                        last edited by 5 Feb 2011, 19:17

                        Ok now i have my 4 groups extruded by rails how do i combine into one group eliminate the lines between groups and smooth? Im just getting lazy now that you are all so helpful and guide me strait to the right operation but im learning lots thanks.

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                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by 5 Feb 2011, 19:35

                          @oneturboneeded said:

                          Ok now i have my 4 groups extruded by rails how do i combine into one group eliminate the lines between groups and smooth? Im just getting lazy now that you are all so helpful and guide me strait to the right operation but im learning lots thanks.

                          Select the 4 groups [hold down Ctrl to add to a selection, Ctrl+Shift to remove from selection and Shift to toggle in/out of selection!]
                          Self right-click context-menu 'Explode'.
                          Everything remains selected, immediately right-click context-menu 'Group'.
                          Everything is now in one group.
                          Select that group and right-click context-menu 'Smooth' - adjust the settings in the dialog that opens so it's smoothed.
                          If there are an edges that won't edit the group and smooth using Erase+Ctrl OR if that fails hide them using Erase+Shift...
                          As you have only made a 'half' you can them copy the group to one side ans Scale it -1 about Y/green so it flips.
                          Move the two groups so they snap together correctly, when you are happy Select both groups and Explode, re-Group, and re-Smooth as before....... 🤓

                          TIG

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