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    • F Offline
      fakircho
      last edited by

      loft.gif
      S-Lofts_a.jpg

      I have been waiting for this for a few years now. Any chance we can get this anytime soon ❓
      I believe RickW was working on it at some point in time but have not heard or seen anything in a very long time. Obviously first price is for this to be real time, ie if you move one of the profiles the lofted shape should follow

      Thanks

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        chango70
        last edited by

        That would be super! Sketchrino! πŸŽ‰

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          'Skin' does something similar...

          TIG

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          • R Offline
            rv1974
            last edited by

            The skin is a pale shadow of the real old good loft though..

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            • free agentF Offline
              free agent
              last edited by

              haha that guys pretty blunt eh... 🀣 skin doesnt add that intermediat geometry that the Loft seems to do

              http:i167.photobucket.comalbumsu143FreeAgent84bug.gif

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                fakircho
                last edited by

                Yes i know that there are a couple of scripts that do similar stuff but
                we do need proper loft functionality. It is a fundamental 3D modeling concept
                that is present in all the big packages, 3dmax, C4d, Maya, FormZ etc. Sketchup needs it a LOFT tool ❗
                It would enhance Sketchup modeling capabilities greatly. πŸ˜„

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                • plot-parisP Offline
                  plot-paris
                  last edited by

                  but as far as I know lofts are only possible with nurbs. that means that if you want a loft that still can be manipulated via it's curves, you need the calculation process for a nurbs form and its transformation into a polygon shape in real time... 😲

                  I think for a fluent loft tool we needed something like SketchUp Nurbs, which would be great, but I am afraid is rather unlikely...

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                    kylintz
                    last edited by

                    loft2 loft2 loft2

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @kylintz said:

                      :berserk: loft2 loft2 loft2

                      ???
                      EEbyRails ?

                      TIG

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                        plot-paris
                        last edited by

                        well, EEbyRails restricts you to 4 curves (two profile curves, and two path curves) whereas with a loft tool you are allowed to use as many curves as you like (order in which curves are selected will determine the order they are used).
                        maybe you could create a loft tool based on your EEbyRails tool...
                        I know there is a basic loft tool out there somewhere (I think Chris Fullmer). but last thing I know its still in early beta.
                        you got quite a stable tool which produces beautifully smooth forms. so maybe you could derive a mighty loft tool from it... πŸ˜‰

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                          fredo6
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                          @plot-paris said:

                          well, EEbyRails restricts you to 4 curves (two profile curves, and two path curves) whereas with a loft tool you are allowed to use as many curves as you like (order in which curves are selected will determine the order they are used).
                          maybe you could create a loft tool based on your EEbyRails tool...
                          I know there is a basic loft tool out there somewhere (I think Chris Fullmer). but last thing I know its still in early beta.
                          you got quite a stable tool which produces beautifully smooth forms. so maybe you could derive a mighty loft tool from it... πŸ˜‰

                          I am working on such multi-profile loft tool. Still a lot of work, but you can get an idea at http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=1306&start=210#p216592

                          Fredo

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