Try my suggestions of softening and hiding the edges. You could also consider radiused edges instead of the hard square edges you have.

@majid thank you. Are you referring to the animations I posted?

.blend to .skp is definitely needed. I’m gonna test this later this week as I’m curious on how you manage modifier stacks.

Very nice work Gus

@fastrerudy Have you installed Libfredo? https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=LibFredo6 It is required for the extensions you mention.

I am using the stiffness method per Ch. 15 of R.C. Hibbeler’s book, Structural Analysis. For intermediate loads between supports I use (FEM) fixed end moments. I’m actually still working on the matrix analysis piece. I’ve got point loads pretty much in place I’ve just got to implement distributed loads next. I suppose I could have it generate the entire polynomial for both shear and the moments since I am generating them for each applied load, it is probably just matter of using superposition on them as well. Here is a first look at the ability to switch between various load cases for the deflection graph: [image: 1756721460278-loadcases.gif]

Looks fantastic mate.

Wood version. [image: 1756659284584-gus-robatto-coffee-wood-01-resized.jpg]

Yes..I sent him a message on the link you sent me..I will also contact Sketchup Thank you for the help

@Mike-Amos LOL

Thank you, mates, for your kind words. I know that there are plenty of spots to be developed and improved. But the goal was to show the process (at least partially) from a rough sketch on.

Here: https://sketchucation.com/plugin/696-sketchucationtools

Hey mgash, What version of Rayscaper did you download? We only support SketchUp 2025 since version 0.9.44 and higher. [1] Regards, Thomas [1] Refer to https://rayscaper.com/faq/installation/#method-2-via-the-sketchup-extension-manager on how to check your version number.

@fredo6 [image: 1756395729559-8b00c38d-32b1-4d16-a882-a9ad57aca4ba-image.png] you can see my version now is v4.5a I just created one 36 seconds video and choose 0.75 with 45p/s I finally get 1 minute and 26second video: [image: 1756395848208-21dd5d35-3b7a-4912-b400-05ac27aac989-image.png] [image: 1756395882932-8ac1d9ea-d8e0-4762-8367-d9c1396fe406-image.png]

@Leggy said in Annoying pop up: so just scale down by 0.001 then export and we should be spot on in mm No. As I wrote: said in Annoying pop up: No need to scale those models down. And as @Box wrote. I've shown examples like this before. The SketchUp model: [image: 1756390018225-53845887723_431de704e7_o.png] And the 3D printed object. [image: 1756390035664-53845887438_c3b7a0281b_c.jpg] No scaling of the model required. The .stl file was exported at Model Units (meters). but the slicer reads the dimensions as millimeters.

ah thanks rich - ill give it a try

Just select the Group from outside and launch TopoShaper.

@TIG Good and not-so-good news in your response: It's good to know you're already working on this, although a little sad because it won't be out anytime soon. I use this plugin in my modeling routine and enjoy seeing the report. Thanks for your response and great admiration for your work.

Water, energy, ai and mining craptic currency. We know how bad the situation on this, our only lifeboat is but business, gets to do whatever the chunk it likes while we get preached to and fleeced. THIS new emperors new clothes stuff is properly toxic.

@L-i-am said in Old model updated - Space fighter: HeY Bryan. I took the liberty of using AI to draw your design in the style of Syd Mead hope you don't mind . I am sitting on the fence about AI generally but your deign scrubbed up well [image: 1756291129798-mead-3.png] It does indeed scrub up nicely.