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    • C Offline
      cuttingedge
      last edited by

      There are several ways to do it but I say, curviloft is the easiest i could think of. You may want to start with the ribs. Draw them up with good number of sides, no less than 30 sides per curve to make it smooth. select them and make the surface. Now extrude the ribs, add the details. This tool is so nice I've done lots with it!

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      • HieruH Offline
        Hieru
        last edited by

        Yes, I'd try Curviloft also. However I can see how it might be easier to use artisan - creating the proxy with native SU tools.

        www.davidhier.co.uk

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        • pilouP Offline
          pilou
          last edited by

          Seems you can make this with only no?
          There are only simple circular or ellipsoïd curves not moebius curves !
          All surface are tensile straight planes between 2 arcs!

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

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            @unknownuser said:

            Seems you can make this with only no?
            There are only simple circular or ellipsoïd curves not moebius curves !
            All surface are tensile straight planes between 2 arcs!

            Who are you and what have you done with Pilou! The Pilou we know and love would have been the first to suggest a plugin. 😄 🤣

            You could create the shape with native tools. You just have to approach it differently than you would with the various plugins suggested.

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            • pilouP Offline
              pilou
              last edited by

              I have made some therapies against use of plugins! 💚

              I don't see any Bulge, it's only inclined segments between arcs 😉
              Scale tool is the key! 😉

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

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              • HieruH Offline
                Hieru
                last edited by

                Not with the barrel bulge i.e. the curve from front to back........unless I'm missing something? I could be over thinking things as usual 😉

                www.davidhier.co.uk

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

                  @unknownuser said:

                  I have made some therapies against use of plugins!

                  Now remove SU6 from that old PC and go va-va-voom to v8

                  Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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                  • HieruH Offline
                    Hieru
                    last edited by

                    To me it looks like two intersecting eggs with ribs running through them, so there is curvature inbetween each rib.

                    Using native tools you could create the two 'egg' shapes, add the thickness of the ribs with the shell plugin and then intersect a series of rectangular boxes to create the ribs.

                    www.davidhier.co.uk

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                    • pilouP Offline
                      pilou
                      last edited by

                      @unknownuser said:

                      so there is curvature inbetween each rib.

                      I don't believe that!
                      It's just tensile structure between each rib 😄
                      And yes after all structures draw an egg curve ☀

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

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                      • HieruH Offline
                        Hieru
                        last edited by

                        That's how I interpret it........chances are I could be wrong though 😄

                        www.davidhier.co.uk

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          I have made some therapies against use of plugins! 💚

                          😍
                          We're making progress!

                          Now, as Rich says, lets clear that V6 off your old computer and get you up to V8.

                          Maybe you need a virus on your old computer. This one ought to do the trick. 🤣

                          @unknownuser said:

                          Ve haf yust sent you da "AMISH VIRUS". Since ve do not haf any computers and do not know how to actually damage your computer, dis Virus verks on da honor system.

                          Please forward dis Virus to eferyvone on your mailing list and den manually delete all of da files.

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                          • mitcorbM Offline
                            mitcorb
                            last edited by

                            Weren't there some legacy capabilities in v6 and v7 that you don't have in v8? Free or Pro?

                            I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                            • pilouP Offline
                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              Despite the fact that I want not install the V8 free on my old comput and no need
                              V6 free has some advantages with files formats that V8 free has not more! 😉

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

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                              • Dave RD Offline
                                Dave R
                                last edited by

                                You're right, Tim.

                                Pilou, you should have both.

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                                • mitcorbM Offline
                                  mitcorb
                                  last edited by

                                  I wasn't trying to stir up any trouble, nor give Pilou any excuses.
                                  Now, as for the shelter structure. I would most definitely try it with native tools first. What I see is progressive extrusion, scaling and either, pushpull or followme ribs by copied loops. Otherwise, Curviloft for the volumes, intersect them and so on. Those fundamentals die hard with me.
                                  After all, I am only a little bit swifter than a brick.

                                  I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                                  • pilouP Offline
                                    pilou
                                    last edited by

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    you should have both.

                                    But I have both but not on the computer linked to the Net! 😒

                                    97% of the files posted here has no need of the V8 for read them! 💚

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

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                                    • leedeeteeL Offline
                                      leedeetee
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks chaps! 👍

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