Help creating curved lounger
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I am using Sketchup 8 pro (badly!) and the issue I need desperate help with is that I have to help a group of students to draw their laminated (pretty organically shaped) slatted chairs.
I can create the curved sides quite accurately including their profile shape using the follow me tool, space them appropriately etc.
Then I run into problems because I have to add a number (40 plus) horizontal slats across them to join them. This involves trying to create multiple copies of the slat profile on one curved side so that I can then push / pull them across to the other, and I don't know of a simple way to do that?
Imagine the side rail is 'human reclined' shaped; it curves up, down, then up and slightly back down again, a bit like a 'chaise lounge?'
I only hope this makes sense to somebody out there??
Thanks,
Colin.
This is not the actual item but hopefully you'll get the gist of the issue?
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Pleeeease post images (before / after (whished) and file skp (save as V6) for more large audience!
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Yes, PLEASE post the .skp or at least some images. As far as I can tell from the model you posted, what I would do is the following. Create a single slat with the right shape, and most importantly the right length, then turn it into a component. Then you position it correctly, select the move tool, press and hold Ctrl and put the next one in. I know doing this 40+ times is a pain in the rear end, but its all I can think of now. You could also create one slat, select move, hold ctrl, move it along the red/green axis for as far as you want then type 40x and hit enter. that way you would only have to adjust the vertical positioning of the slats.
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Or as mentioned in the post above, Use Component Stringer.
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Maybe FFD will be more suitable!
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ComponentStringer.
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While component stringer is a great fast way to do this, it is good to understand how to do things manually.
In your model you have used arcs to create your curve so use those same arcs as the centre points for arrays. It's not as neat and clean as Stringer, but with a bit of thought it can all be done without resorting to plugins.
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Also, please be more descriptive in your future post titles. "Please Help" is very broad, and you could lose potential helpers if they don't want to take the time to figure out what it is you need help with. Good luck with it!
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Thank you very much for the help. I can't get component stringer to open at the moment for some reason but I'm sure that once I do, it'll be the answer I'm looking for.
regards, Colin. -
Firstly, sorry for the desperate (and uninformative) title of my original post!
I will get better!
Thank you very much for this awesome online resource and assistance.
I have attached my efforts. Not perfect, but I've learned heaps from the process!
Regards,
Colin.
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@laugeo said:
Firstly, sorry for the desperate (and uninformative) title of my original post!
I will get better!
Thank you very much for this awesome online resource and assistance.
I have attached my efforts. Not perfect, but I've learned heaps from the process!
Regards,
Colin.You can change the title of your first post.
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Hey, that looks great! Good job,
Chris
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@unknownuser said:
Help creating curved lounger
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http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=48133&p=431918&hilit=topic+solved#p431918
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