I use this method frequently to help keep file size down. Here are a few hints for you. [image: 5890226823_22c8458c07_z.jpg] In this image I have drawn a gear made up of smaller segments. In the background you can see the before hiding. In the center I've hidden the edges but you can still see the back face color bleeding through because the vertical faces are still there. In the foreground, you can see that I've deleted the internal faces of the segments and so there's no bleed through. Also, these segments are components so hiding the edges on one hides them on all. [image: 5190512797_5e0876427d_z.jpg] In this closeup view of the top of a turned post, notice the hidden radial seam edges intersect the circular edge at the midpoint of the edge segments. This results in coplanar surfaces on either side of the seam line. The benefit to this is that there'll be no shading difference at the seam. Play with dividing a simple cylinder at the midpoint of edge segments and also at vertices. Look at how the shading occurs. [image: 5190404813_6dcffb137d_z.jpg] This shows the entire turned post. As you can see, it is made of eight instances of the same component. Neighboring pairs are mirror images of each other. [image: 4284864786_6e320fc9e7_z.jpg?zz=1] These bin pulls were created using this method of mirrored halves. I used the idea of the coplanar faces along the center line. The faces don't have to be very wide to make this work. [image: 4782683811_1fc61907aa_z.jpg] This applique uses the exact same method. [image: 5018580153_82e977bd99_z.jpg] As does this chair seat. And in this case, with the wood grain texture ends up with a book matched appearance.

Watch your poly's, careful UV mapping, components and symettry.

@gilles said: TIG extrusion tools CF shape bender follow-me some_work.rb You should really decrease the amount of segments of arcs and radius and use components as often as possible ( my model is only 440 KiB and could be reduce). Just for the pleasure. Thanks Gilles..hats off man...

thanks

Why don't you post the pictures on this forum so people can see what you may need, and answer accordingly. Many people are curious, and willing to help.

Models can be uploaded to GE several ways. Some bigger organizations with many models use this way and you cannot obtain these models (unless you find out who made them and get them from them) Then there is building maker - where available at least - and unless a modeller decides to save his model to the 3D Warehouse, too, you cannot access these models. Then there is the 3D Warehouse where a modeller may decide notto allow folks o download his models and some other modellers decide to allow downloads - now this is the only case when you can access and download those "Nearby models".

Never really noticed them. And one is an advertise of eyeglasses...

module ROB menu=UI.menu("Plugins").add_item("BBcpts"){self.bbcpts()}unless file_loaded?(File.basename(__FILE__)) file_loaded(File.basename(__FILE__)) def self.bbcpts() ### paste the main code here... end end Copy/paste the code into a file in the Plugins folder called ROB-bbcpts.rb Usage: type ROB.bbcpts OR pick "BBcpts" off the Plugins menu etc...

KT support normal mapping (I don't know about displacement maps, anyway, displ. maps take long time to render). Normal mapping is the best choice for that kind of pattern. There are several software that can do normal maps from photos. If you can model a segment of that pattern (it doesn't need to be concave, because you will map the texture that way, on the ceiling ornament), you can use this plugin to make a normal map from SketchUp directly http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=33183, then map it on the concave surface and make the KT material

But if you make a dotted line with real edges you end up with the inference engine snapping to each of the tiny edge segments. Can quickly become noisy.

hi Alan.. that's it thank you very much thanks for the warning also

Ah, that's where the confusion lay. (I know Bricsys is an ACAD clone) Looking forward to the soon-to-be-announced Mac version.

Indeed it's not perfectly rectangular and often one or more sides do not want to skin. You can alway intersect with some faces and then get it skin easier.

As for creating spirals,this one might also come in handy: http://www.armanisoft.ch/webdesign/spiralizer/Spiralizer.html

already have them. They are great.

Is it me or has it gotten unpredictable to export to autocad? When I export to cad I am always noticing missing pieces, especially with sections. What you see on the screen should be what you get.

Hello everyone!! I am a newbee to your site and a newbee to SKU, but I am excited to get started! Where can I find info on short-cuts and tips please??

... I fact it seems bette to Geo-Locate the model either by way of grabbing aerial location or manually > window > model info > geo locate before changing time zone in shadows. Geo-locating updates time zone in any case. Should work both ways I guess (though a time zone only isn't accurate enough) but least this works.

A how to would be really appreciated. I do believe you've used artisan. There aren't many good "how to's" for artisan... cheers.

If you don't mind sharing the model, I'm sure the plugin author would like to use it to figure out what the issue might be -- but for feedback from him you'll have best results posting here: http://www.maxwellrender.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=107 Best, Jason.