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    • bunnyackB Offline
      bunnyack
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      @unknownuser said:

      Normally curviloft must gives you the good result! 😲

      Post your file save as V6 for a more large audiance! πŸ˜‰

      I'm not blaming curviloft, I suspect its me doing something wrong while creating the ribs πŸ˜‰

      Heres the V6:

      Bell UH-1B Huey.skp

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      • jeff hammondJ Offline
        jeff hammond
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        @bunnyack said:

        I'm not blaming curviloft, I suspect its me doing something wrong while creating the ribs πŸ˜‰

        how & with what tools are you using to create the profiles?

        .

        dotdotdot

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        • soloS Offline
          solo
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          @unknownuser said:

          Post your file save as V6 for a more large audiance!

          Hmm, I believe you are the last one. πŸ˜„

          http://www.solos-art.com

          If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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          • M Offline
            mac1
            last edited by

            I looks like you have a transition from the nose cone to the body not accounted for. Try and add some more info in that area. I did just a slanted line and the bump is no more ❓
            BTW you can take the section after the nose cone, copy it forward and use the scale tool to match the profile of the wind shield and maybe get much better results.
            I maybe misreading the drawing but it looks like the section elevations are not symmetrical with center line. Check that you may need to include the total cross section vs 1/2 you are now ❓

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            • cottyC Offline
              cotty
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              @solo said:

              @unknownuser said:

              Post your file save as V6 for a more large audiance!

              Hmm, I believe you are the last one. πŸ˜„

              "More large" is true nevertheless πŸ˜‰

              my SketchUp gallery

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              • bunnyackB Offline
                bunnyack
                last edited by

                @unknownuser said:

                @bunnyack said:

                I'm not blaming curviloft, I suspect its me doing something wrong while creating the ribs πŸ˜‰

                how & with what tools are you using to create the profiles?

                .

                I simply create square planes in the right dimensions (just like done in the tutorial I linked above) and then use the arc tool to round them off on the corners.

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                • gillesG Offline
                  gilles
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                  Play with parameters you see on the picture, READ the documentation.

                  Also for better results make al curves the same account of segments, use BZ tools, right click on a selected curve then choose convert to/ segmentor.


                  curviloft.png

                  " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                  • bunnyackB Offline
                    bunnyack
                    last edited by

                    @gilles said:

                    Play with parameters you see on the picture, READ the documentation.

                    Also for better results make al curves the same account of segments, use BZ tools, right click on a selected curve then choose convert to/ segmentor.

                    Thanks, I had never tried playing with the parameters, that does help a lot. You mentioned BZ tools, what are they and if thats a plugin, where can I get it?

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

                      Fredo's Bezier Spline Tools

                      Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                      • gillesG Offline
                        gilles
                        last edited by

                        http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13563#p100509

                        Read the doc! πŸ˜‰

                        " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                        • bunnyackB Offline
                          bunnyack
                          last edited by

                          @gilles said:

                          http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13563#p100509

                          Read the doc! πŸ˜‰

                          Sorry 😳 will read. And thank you!

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                          • pilouP Offline
                            pilou
                            last edited by

                            @unknownuser said:

                            I had never tried playing with the parameters

                            All the power of Curviloft is inside changing parameters!
                            It's like a stand alone program inside SU ! β˜€

                            PS

                            @unknownuser said:

                            Post your file save as V6 for a more large audiance!
                            Hmm, I believe you are the last one.

                            No,no, I know even some people who has stay in the V5 Pro without Update ! πŸ˜‰

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

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                            • gillesG Offline
                              gilles
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              No,no, I know even some people who has stay in the V5 Pro without Update ! πŸ˜‰

                              Your old brother? πŸ’š

                              " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                              • bunnyackB Offline
                                bunnyack
                                last edited by

                                @gilles said:

                                Play with parameters you see on the picture, READ the documentation.

                                Also for better results make al curves the same account of segments, use BZ tools, right click on a selected curve then choose convert to/ segmentor.

                                Again, thank you so much! β˜€

                                for the first time, I'm actually happy with the results I get, and its thanks to Fredo's BZ tools you mentioned. This finally solves a huge problem, which had been holding me up for the past weeks. The body still needs some minor tweaks, but it is finally free of holes and bumps all over it:

                                Unbenannt.PNG

                                You sir, saved my day.

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                                • M Offline
                                  mac1
                                  last edited by

                                  @bunnyack said:

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  @bunnyack said:

                                  I'm not blaming curviloft, I suspect its me doing something wrong while creating the ribs πŸ˜‰

                                  how & with what tools are you using to create the profiles?

                                  .

                                  I simply create square planes in the right dimensions (just like done in the tutorial I linked above) and then use the arc tool to round them off on the corners.

                                  You should not be doing that. The drawing gives you section planes a,b,c,d,e etc for the the profiles of the fuselage.They are not symmetrical with is cenetr line and what I was trying to tell you above.

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                                  • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                    jeff hammond
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                                    if you just loft the profiles provided on the top view without paying attention to creasing when appropriate.. it gives you somewhat of a more conceptual or futuristic looking shape that you might be able to use as a launching point if you ever get into a more loose interpretation mode..

                                    huey2.skp

                                    whoey.jpg

                                    [edit]..to tie in more appropriately to the thread-- i guess i should add that even though this isn't what you're after, it's an example of using fredo's BezierSpline tools to draw your profiles (uniform B-splines.. order 4.. 30 segments each)..
                                    i could probably edit them in certain areas to get a better mesh with CurviLoft but i don't really see a problem with just lofting what BZspline gives..

                                    dotdotdot

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                                    • gillesG Offline
                                      gilles
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                                      Looks like a gold fish Jeff, do you πŸ’š think this could fly?

                                      " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                                      • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                        jeff hammond
                                        last edited by

                                        @gilles said:

                                        do you πŸ’š think this could fly?

                                        yes.. very well actually..
                                        i mean, it looks like it would fit very nicely into the palm of your hand.. better than a football even (not those spherical things)

                                        dotdotdot

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                                        • gillesG Offline
                                          gilles
                                          last edited by

                                          You could had two horns to get a Rhino.

                                          Just kidding.

                                          πŸ’š πŸ’š

                                          " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                                          • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                            jeff hammond
                                            last edited by

                                            πŸ‘

                                            dotdotdot

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