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    • numbthumbN Offline
      numbthumb
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      TIGΒ΄s Lattice Maker? http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=28223&hilit=plugin

      Comfortably numb...

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      • pilouP Offline
        pilou
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        Four seasons πŸ‘

        Frenchy Pilou
        Is beautiful that please without concept!
        My Little site :)

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        • jeff hammondJ Offline
          jeff hammond
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          there's a lot more to it than what i've shown but here's a rough idea to get started with the skeleton..

          it seems like a sweet bridge to draw but it's going to be a lot more work than i've shown here and/or have time to commit right now.

          bridge_shell_rough.skp
          [edit -- oops.. the step that says 'note side extension' --- the first part of that step is to push/pull the 1/2 cylinder up which surfaces everything.. then the middle faces are just selected/deleted.]

          good luck

          bridge_shell_rough.jpg

          dotdotdot

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          • T Offline
            tallbridgeguy
            last edited by

            Thanks, I will take a look at both threads!

            The first video link is kinda choppy. Here is a slightly lower grade but more watchable version of the video.

            s

            Nielsen
            http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/

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            • T Offline
              tallbridgeguy
              last edited by

              Wow, thanks for the file Jeff!

              I doubt I would have thought of doing it that way. (I probably would draw a cylinder and try to draw on the surface.)

              Thanks!

              S

              Nielsen
              http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/

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              • jeff hammondJ Offline
                jeff hammond
                last edited by

                i went ahead and modeled a lot more of this thing today.. i have a modified version as well which has a slight arch when assembled but i figure since i'm going to upload it here, i'll provide the straight version in case someone newer to sketchup wants to move all the pieces around and see how components etc. work without the need to align little angles..

                still missing some details (and i just made up some of the details in this version) but i'm over it πŸ˜„

                footbridge_jh.skp

                click pic for bigger

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                dotdotdot

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  Cool adaptation β˜€

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                  • T Offline
                    tallbridgeguy
                    last edited by

                    Wow! πŸ‘

                    The downside is now I feel pretty inferior! πŸ’š

                    s

                    Nielsen
                    http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/

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                    • jeff hammondJ Offline
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                      @tallbridgeguy said:

                      Wow! πŸ‘

                      The downside is now I feel pretty inferior! πŸ’š

                      s

                      nah.. most of it is pretty straightforward modeling.. the two things that took a little figuring out was how to get the cutout squares on the cylinder to have rounded corners and how to make the beaded edge on the ends where the cylinder is cut off..

                      i came up with some pretty simple solutions for both so if you have any problems modeling those parts, i'll give you some ideas on how to handle it..

                      dotdotdot

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                      • T Offline
                        tallbridgeguy
                        last edited by

                        Thanks Jeff! πŸ˜„

                        Nielsen
                        http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/

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