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    • D Offline
      duditz72
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      Hi I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction for tutorials or plugins that will help making complex curved surfaces. The kind of surface I would like to make is like the nose cone of an airplanes. Thanks if you can help.
      Doug

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

        Hi Doug,

        This can be achieved using native tools like move and scale.

        Make a cylinder the desired length

        Insert some loops along its length

        Scale the loops inwards at different ratios

        Give it a go

        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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        • numbthumbN Offline
          numbthumb
          last edited by

          As for the plugins: take a look at TIG´s Extrude tools or Fredo´s Curviloft.
          NoseConeEEbyRails.png

          Comfortably numb...

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          • Jean LemireJ Offline
            Jean Lemire
            last edited by

            Hi folks.

            See this SU file for ideas.


            Assymetrically scaled cone.skp

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

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