Organic Freeform Roofs

[firstliight]

I am trying to learn Sketchup, I have SketchUp Pro 2013. I like to design modern homes like Architect Narendra Patel. A lot of my designs require curvy organic roof shapes which are not so easy for a newbie like me, so I am here reaching out to the Sketchup community of designers and Architect with much more knowledge than me for assistance.

I have added a link to some examples of the roofs I would like to learn how to create in a easy way. I am hoping there is some kind of Sketchup plugin that will make creating organic roofs easy. Here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/119010194@N07/

I have also added a pic of the current house I am working on.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Aaron

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[TIG]

Find my 'Extrude Toolset' Plugins and Fredo's 'CurviLoft' toolset + Lib...
These will let you define the 3d 'meshes' you crave.
To make them into 3d solid extrusions look at tools like Fredo's JointPushPull...

[firstliight]

Thanks Tig, I'll check those out.

[pilou]

Look also Tensile plugins structures "Soap Skin Bubble" & "Ferrari"

[cotty]

@tig said:

Find my 'Extrude Toolset' Plugins and Fredo's 'CurviLoft' toolset + Lib...
These will let you define the 3d 'meshes' you crave.
To make them into 3d solid extrusions look at tools like Fredo's JointPushPull...

An example:
[screenr:3u47v4gz]XgBN[/screenr:3u47v4gz]

[firstliight]

Cotty thanks for the example. WOW! That was awesome! That's just what I want to learn. Great example. I never thought to draw on a box first to get my shape.

Did you use CurviLoft to get the mesh?

[cotty]

As you can see in the video, only the Extrude toolset and the JPP plugin were used, but Curviloft should work too.

[firstliight]

UPDATE!

I want to thank the Sketchucation website for a place for sketchup users to come together and share knowledge on many aspect of sketchup.

I have always loved organic architecture like what Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, and Guy Dreier create.

I would always imagine houses in a way that I don't see much of, and would make sketches of what I would see in my minds eyes but I was limited in what I could draw. Before I found out about sketchup three months ago my ideas were only in my head and some on paper, but now its like I have been given the keys to get them out in a way I never thought possible.

So I want give a special thanks to Tigs and Cotty for pointing me in the right direction, the video by cotty helped a lot and the tools recommended by Tigs were the right tools. Thanks

I have added some pictures of my test project house I call the Modern Bungalow I designed using the extrude tool, fredo scale, joint push pull and Kerkythea to render it. I also found a lot of new textures.

Thanks Again.

I am so excited about skectup and what it has allowed me envision

Aaron

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