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    • leedeeteeL Offline
      leedeetee
      last edited by

      .. model something like this? [see attachment] ...

      Obviously I am only going to model half of it and mirror, but, I am wondering if there's any tips/hints/tricks that will make my job easier?

      Many thanks in advance...

      πŸ‘


      Archway that I want to model (resized)

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      • leedeeteeL Offline
        leedeetee
        last edited by

        Any thoughts? πŸ’š

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        • D Offline
          d12dozr
          last edited by

          If you want to go all out and model the whole thing, use the Draw Metal plugin. Note you will still end up with a pretty large filesize, even if using components.

          An easier method (and preferred by Google if you are submitting to Google Earth) is to make it just a transparent(PNG) texture with the background deleted.

          Hope that helps πŸ˜‰

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          • leedeeteeL Offline
            leedeetee
            last edited by

            Many thanks for the reply. πŸ˜„

            It's not for GE on this occasion, I'm actually trying to produce a model for a friend who is getting married at the church in question, going to do a bit of photoshopping/rendering on it and see if it will do a nice pictoral keepsake. 😲

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            • Rich O BrienR Offline
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              I'd use Fredo's Bezier Plugin for the framework etc tocreate a series of lines. Then use either 'Follow Me' tool or 'Lines to Tubes' plugin to beef it out!

              Frame.jpg

              Frame #2.jpg

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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