A Welcome Message to New SketchUcation Members

Shavedpeach · 22 Feb 2011, 16:29

IMVU Tries to Make its self User Friendly to Creators, Of ALL the 3D Modeling programs Available [3D Max,Maya,etc.] SketchUp is Reasonably the Most Hands on user Friendly Program Available, Creators Like Me Want the Ability that SketchUp Offers, I hope My Appeal has brought the Situation to Clairity. I am forced to go to SketchUp 7 to get benefit of the MeshOut Plugin and as I have 8 PRO I hate the Idea ~Peach~

Shavedpeach · 22 Feb 2011, 16:42

This is a Current post by Sintek in his Group and He is a SketchUp User and Helps with it for others

Re: MESH QUESTION
January 10, 2011 11:12PM
I am in the process of writing a guide for meshout, it should be available soon, so if you want to hold on??
in the mean time get it from here
credit to ApocalypseSurvivor [www.smelczerczyk.karoo.net ]
oh and v8 of sketchup is not good, v 6 or v7 are the best with meshout ~Peach~

drgbdy · 23 Feb 2011, 22:35

Hi all, names Ken... Just dropping by to say hello to everyone.

Gaieus · 23 Feb 2011, 22:37

Hi Ken and welcome (and happy sketching!)

Beagletorque · 23 Feb 2011, 22:43

Hi everybody, just starting out with SketchUp..... Lots of very helpful stuff here, thanks.
Andrew

Rich O Brien · 23 Feb 2011, 22:59

Hi Andrew,

Enjoy the adventure. Don't be afraid to post if you've difficulties or just want to showoff

Word of warning - there's a member called Gaieus who's a bit deranged. No doubt he'll poke his head in at some stage!

Gaieus · 23 Feb 2011, 23:56

Ha! Look who is speaking!

Rich O Brien · 24 Feb 2011, 00:00

See....

Betelgaieus, Betelgaieus, Betelgaieus and whoosh......

Gaieus · 24 Feb 2011, 00:07

I would not speak with such an avatar!

spost · 24 Feb 2011, 00:27

Hi! I'm new to Sketchup and this forum... it's already been helpful.

Thanks!

FoxLogan · 25 Feb 2011, 02:06

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y6Rn3CusRc&feature=youtube_gdata for those who use sketchup for imvu i made a tutorial at the end of last year which shows you from start to finish and even importing it to imvu. the video is under 6 minute but very easy to follow, if you would like to know anything else dont be afraid to contact me

mingjae · 25 Feb 2011, 14:45

hi it's me again,
until today, I have watched some tutorial video in youtube which suggested here. thx

there also a problem I could not solve, maybe you can help me?
it's a simple problem, just want to make a ramp, but a "J" shaped ramp,
I tried curvishear plugin but it seems not much help.

this is the priview:

i explode it and clean all the lines inside the ramp and push a little, and then select one edge line and move it in Z direction (it works if only straight ramp, not j shaped)

could somebody help me?

mitcorb · 25 Feb 2011, 16:06

Hi, mingjae:
For some reason, I cannot see your image preview. Could you post again?

mingjae · 26 Feb 2011, 09:18

umm sorry, here it is:

I can make a ramp if its not a "J" shaped (see section pic).
I want to make a ramp from level A to level B, can you help me
(it doesn't matter if the lines inside is clear)

thx

mitcorb · 26 Feb 2011, 14:19

Your surfaces appear to be back faces, or reversed. This may affect how Curvishear behaves. Change the faces and see if this helps. Also, in the first image, it appears that the J is two separate groups?
I am seeing if I can make the ramp...
EDIT:
Ok. I used Curvishear to make a ramp resembling yours. It is not metric. All dimensions assumed. Curvishear refused to skin for me, as Fredo6 warned in his Curvishear thread.
You need to pick two welded curves, in this case, the continuous left edge and right edge of the ramp to run Curvishear. The upper inside radius was incorrect result, so I used Arc tool with inferencing to correct the curve. I also had to draw the faces of the curves with diagonals then move these vertices to the new arc vertices. Then I copymoved these faces down an assumed distance for thickness and made the faces piece by piece.
Please see attachment with hidden lines visible.
I don't know if this helps.

mingjae · 27 Feb 2011, 04:44

woow, great! it works!

thanks mitcorb! almost forget the weld plugins (make a polyline) and skinning with curviloft!

(note: if you pull the edge line to make the ramp elevation(will pull/stretch all connecting lines), it wont works well, you will make a contour in the ramp, but using curvishear it result a great ramps! )

thanks SketchUcation

mitcorb · 27 Feb 2011, 14:09

@mingjae:
I am glad you found a solution, and you responded back. I send my best wishes to you for success.

It is best to post problems with specific plugins in the thread for that plugin. For instance, Curvishear. Fredo6 usually responds, as will others who have significant practice with the tool.

While you thank Sketchucation, be sure to thank Fredo6 and others, who are very generous in offering these tools to the community. And, while I am at it, thank you Fredo6, and thank you Sketchucation!!

mitcorb · 27 Feb 2011, 14:42

Hi, mingjae:
I forgot to suggest caution on the "breakover" angle where slope meets level. I think this should not exceed about 7 degrees. Otherwise, the vehicle undercarriage may collide with the pavement.

Djarlo · 27 Feb 2011, 23:39

@foxlogan said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y6Rn3CusRc&feature=youtube_gdata for those who use sketchup for imvu i made a tutorial at the end of last year which shows you from start to finish and even importing it to imvu. the video is under 6 minute but very easy to follow, if you would like to know anything else dont be afraid to contact me

Its nice, but it has a way to high poly-count for what you are trying to use it. when using the curve tool reduce the ammount of segments, by changing the number bottom/right of the window.

rmendiola · 1 Mar 2011, 08:56

hi

my name is raul

and thanks for the warm welcome.

regards