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    • M Offline
      merlin7777777
      last edited by

      I'm trying to draw a rectangle with rounded corners in SU.

      Is there a way of doing this or do i have to draw a square edged rectangle and use the arc tool, erasing the corners afterwards?

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      • D Offline
        driven
        last edited by

        hi

        you can draw your box, draw an arc on one corner, select the full set of top edges then use 'FollowMe' tool and click on the face you want to remove.

        john

        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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          prismcnd
          last edited by

          here's a hint

          http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=20485

          i find that searching for topics first using the search bar speeds up my processes for finding stuff.

          “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” -W.Clement Stone (American best selling Author and Founder of Combined Insurance Co (now a part of Aon Corp.), 1902-2002)

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            merlin7777777
            last edited by

            @prismcnd said:

            here's a hint

            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=20485

            i find that searching for topics first using the search bar speeds up my processes for finding stuff.

            I did search first and I found the topic you've linked to. I even have this plugin installed. However this is for 3D shape and doesn't seem to do 2D shapes.

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              d12dozr
              last edited by

              Search for a 'fillet' ruby...

              3D Printing with SketchUp Book
              http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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                driven
                last edited by

                oops...2D

                Fredo's Bz tools give you a right-click, select, convert to Polyline arc corners...

                works on 2D

                john

                learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                • Jean LemireJ Offline
                  Jean Lemire
                  last edited by

                  Hi Merlin 7777777, hi folks.

                  See this SU file for ideas.


                  Rectangle with rounded corners.skp

                  Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada.

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                  • M Offline
                    merlin7777777
                    last edited by

                    thanks for this driven. It looks like a useful tool but in this case an arc will give me the corner I need.

                    I just wondered if there was a way to draw the rectangle with rounded corners in the first place?

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                      merlin7777777
                      last edited by

                      @jean lemire said:

                      Hi Merlin 7777777, hi folks.

                      See this SU file for ideas.

                      Thanks for this - it's shown me several useful things. Please could you explain the smoothing part at the end for me - don't quite understand.

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                      • Rich O BrienR Online
                        Rich O Brien Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Another method...

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                          merlin7777777
                          last edited by

                          that's a really nifty approach.

                          Thanks for everyone's help on this topic.

                          I have to say, though, that for such a sophisticated drawing package it still seems strange to me that it can't do something that the most basic MS office program can do with it's drawing tools!

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                            Dave R
                            last edited by

                            I would guess that any of the resident Ruby wizards could write a plugin to draw rectangles with round corners. Perhaps the tool could be selected and run like the native Rectangle tool The VCB could be activated to take the dimensions in the format of x,y,r in the current model units.

                            An alternative that might work out for you if you have to do a lot of rectangles with rounded corners is to make one and save it as a component. It could then be brought in and modified with the native tools to suit the current application. Of course using TIG's 2D tools to make the rounded corners is pretty fast and painless, too.

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                            • pilouP Offline
                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              You have a plug by Tig very practical for this! 😉
                              I believe its inside 2D Tools! (a must to have) 😎
                              2D Tools (2D Fillet)

                              Menu Draw / 2D Tools / 2D Fillet
                              ALT = Fillet / Chamfer
                              you can enter any angle value in direct!
                              if you enter "13s" + Enter you will have 13 Segments inside the fillet! (18 by default)
                              must be typed before the first click (3s is the minimum number)
                              Have fun fillets 😉

                              http://www.3dsaloon.fr/phpbb3/download/file.php?id=992

                              tig2dfillet.jpg

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                              • pilouP Offline
                                pilou
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                the most basic MS office program can do with it's drawing tools!

                                Yes but there is only one value angle 😄

                                Frenchy Pilou
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                                  honoluludesktop
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                                  @merlin7777777 said:

                                  ......I have to say, though, that for such a sophisticated drawing package it still seems strange to me that it can't do something that the most basic MS office program can do with it's drawing tools!

                                  Keep in mind that SketchUp is a tool that was originally designed to build Architectural models, not to make 2d drawings.

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                                  • Dave RD Offline
                                    Dave R
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                                    @honoluludesktop said:

                                    @merlin7777777 said:

                                    ......I have to say, though, that for such a sophisticated drawing package it still seems strange to me that it can't do something that the most basic MS office program can do with it's drawing tools!

                                    Keep in mind that SketchUp is a tool that was originally designed to build Architectural models, not to make 2d drawings.

                                    Actually to sketch them.

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                                    • sdmitchS Offline
                                      sdmitch
                                      last edited by

                                      The plugin Fillet Tool does exactly what you want.

                                      http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=146

                                      Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                                      http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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