[ASK] modelling Flag and Mapping Issue

gilles

You may try Thomthom Quadfaces, see video.

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=39442#p348501

mingjae

Hi, thx for the reply

do you usually use quadface plugin? can u explain how to use the plugin?
it's bit confusing to use itu into my flag /sob

edit:
I can finish the flag with Arc, but i can't map the Curviloft one

massimo

Hi mingjae, why don't you use the SU's native "projected texture" feature? For not too much curved surfaces it should work.

Here you can also watch a video tutorial.

Alan Fraser

If you subdivide the face into a decent number of triangles, you can use UVToolkit2 to remember the UVs. You can then distort the mesh as much as you like, then restore the remembered UVs to have it once again mapped correctly.

flag.skp

Gaieus

Hah. Alan beat me - but again, at least I know I am not talking nonsense

You can also use UV Toolkit. Make a sandbox from scratch, paint it with the flag, use the plugin to "remember UV", manipulate the mesh as you wish (there are lots of tools for this) finally "Restore UV".

Here is a tutorial that I made about an arch (not flag) but it should apply.
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=34072&p=299717

Gaieus

Have a look at the tool description in the help center:
http://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95052

mingjae

Hi all! thanks for all your kind response

@Mr.massimo: yes, thanks for your advice, i also do the same with texture > projected
but only on simple curved plane, but how do you model that nice sloped plane?

@Mr.Alan: Hi, should i do it manually, the triangle? coz i need to model some more smooth like curviloft, or there's a plugin to make a plane like "UV Memory"demo on thomthom video?
and what is the tool in 1:47? can free plugin do that thing? awesome, what plugin?

@Mr.Gaieus: Hey! it's Mr.Gaieus again!
btw, I can't make a sandbox from scratch, i only can do from contour,where's can i learn how to make it from scratch? is it drag and release or poin to poin click?

edit:bit problem when trying to install libfredo on SU8 for curviloft it say:
"Error Loading File LibFredo6.rb
no such file to load -- LibTraductor.rb"
but, i have LibTraductor.rb in my SU7 plugins folderm should i copy it? will it fit best?

ty

massimo

Well joe I used your method (just with three different curves) + soften/smooth edges...

mingjae

@massimo said:

Well joe I used your method (just with three different curves) + soften/smooth edges...

ow, I forgot to smooth it!.. lol
now,it looks more realistic.. thanks!

@Gaieus: there's so many explaination about the tools on support.google..great! thanks

btw, is there any free plugins to scale by vertex? I mean like FFD in 3ds max to create a better model for flag or blanket, curtain etc? coz scale tool is always make a same model but with diffrent size or stretch it... seems sandbox can do that kind of work but it will take much longer to draw it.. , any suggestion?

Gaieus

@mingjae said:

btw, is there any free plugins to scale by vertex? I mean like FFD in 3ds max to create a better model for flag or blanket, curtain etc?

Like SketchYFFD?
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=8295