Bending a honeycomb holed sheet

[alantch]

Hi Sketchup Gurus,

I've got a flat sheet with honeycomb holes created. I would now like to bend the sheet on both sides to create a "U" shape but don't know what's the best way to do it. Is there an extension that can do this easily?

Thank you.
Alan

[Dave R]

You could try CLF Shape Bender. Read the instructions carerfully. You'll need to make it a component with the proper orientation.

Or you could try Radial Bend from FredoScale.

[Rich O Brien]

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[cotty]

Another plugin would be http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=flowify

[Box]

Another option, depending on the finished result you are after.
Create the U shape with a suitable set of faces then use Components to faces to set the hexagons, I think this may be the only option that doesn't somehow distort your shapes.

[cotty]

@box said:

Another option, depending on the finished result you are after.

Use a texture instead of the geometry and apply it to a U-shaped face.