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    [Plugin][$] Curviloft 2.0a - 31 Mar 24 (Loft & Skinning)

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    • Dave RD Offline
      Dave R
      last edited by

      Since the arc at the left end is flat, you could put in an edge to fill that face.
      Then run Curviloft for the rest of it.
      Screenshot - 2_4_2022 , 1_12_20 PM.png
      Screenshot - 2_4_2022 , 1_12_53 PM.png
      Screenshot - 2_4_2022 , 1_13_25 PM.png

      Your smaller one has some stray edges sticking out and there are some strays off at a long distance from the rest of the model. One of them is over 100 meters from the origin. Might want to delete those things.
      Screenshot - 2_4_2022 , 1_21_59 PM.png

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      • AibonewtA Offline
        Aibonewt
        last edited by

        @dave r said:

        Since the arc at the left end is flat, you could put in an edge to fill that face.
        Then run Curviloft for the rest of it.

        Your smaller one has some stray edges sticking out and there are some strays off at a long distance from the rest of the model. One of them is over 100 meters from the origin. Might want to delete those things.
        [attachment=0:1af6ujpi]<!-- ia0 -->Screenshot - 2_4_2022 , 1_21_59 PM.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1af6ujpi]


        Dave, that is incredible, thank you! 😍

        Yeah, that took like under a minute to fix.

        I owe you one, seriously 😎

        Thomas

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
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          @aibonewt said:

          Yeah, that took like under a minute to fix.

          Happy to know it got you sorted out.

          Because I'm nosy, what are you modeling?

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          • AibonewtA Offline
            Aibonewt
            last edited by

            @dave r said:

            @aibonewt said:

            Yeah, that took like under a minute to fix.

            Happy to know it got you sorted out.

            Because I'm nosy, what are you modeling?

            Hi Dave,

            I'm making resin pendants from 3D printed moulds, and the lofts are part of the bails that contain the cord. I've done hexagonal and circular previously, now I need to create one to fit the square (rotated 45Β°).

            Hexagonal
            Circular
            Square (Prototype)
            Thanks for you interest,

            Thomas (T/A @lightandmagik)

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              Mattc25
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              Hoping for some help with a project. I'm trying to make a scale aircraft nosecone. To try to match the contours precisely I've divided the nosecone into two front/back sections with four quadrants each. Overall view with quadrants skinned.  Crack is on the top left-right junction. I can easily skin each quadrant and this worked pretty well for the forward section. The problem is at some of the skin junctions between quadrants on the back section. With default skinning parameters I get a sharp corner transition between quadrants. Sharp corner at top-bottom junction When I "Swap rails and Profiles" the sharp transition goes away.Rail swap removes sharp corner but... However, I now get a weird "buttcrack effect" between the left and right quadrants. ![The "crack". Hard to capture but very noticeable when panning along the junction line.](/uploads/imported_attachments/1jFS_Crack.png "The "crack". Hard to capture but very noticeable when panning along the junction line.") It's faint and does not exist across the entire length of the junction but it is there and noticeable in the model. I've made sure that the cross section contours are flat horizontal or vertical across the junctions but I still get these effects. I'm using vertex-to-vertex matching but I've tried the other options as well with minimal effect on result. Any idea on what's causing the "crack" and how to resolve it?


              The model, skins mostly removed to fit under the 5Mb limit.

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              • fredo6F Offline
                fredo6
                last edited by

                NEW RELEASE: Curviloft v1.9a - 13 Feb 22

                Curviloft 1.9a is a maintenance release for compatibility with 3D mouse devices.


                See Plugin Page of Curviloft for Download (or use the Sketchup PluginStore plugin for auto-installation.

                Main post of this thread

                Fredo

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                • K Offline
                  Kaataa
                  last edited by

                  Has anyone had the problem in Sketchup where it ask for a licenses to use Curviloft?

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

                    @kaataa said:

                    Has anyone had the problem in Sketchup where it ask for a licenses to use Curviloft?

                    Many of Fredo's tools have become paid extensions which now require a license to use them.

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

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                      naija architect
                      last edited by

                      @fredo6 said:

                      NEW RELEASE: Curviloft v1.9a - 13 Feb 22

                      Curviloft 1.9a is a maintenance release for compatibility with 3D mouse devices.


                      See Plugin Page of Curviloft for Download (or use the Sketchup PluginStore plugin for auto-installation.

                      Main post of this thread

                      Fredo

                      i downloaded a curviloft plugin a month ago and i wanted to use it today but i wasnt able to do that because it said trial expired,i havnt event gotten to use it once

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
                        last edited by

                        The trial period is 30 days starting the day you install it. Not sure if there's anything Fredo6 can do about the passage of time.

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                          naija architect
                          last edited by

                          @dave r said:

                          The trial period is 30 days starting the day you install it. Not sure if there's anything Fredo6 can do about the passage of time.

                          woah,thank you

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

                            @ktea said:

                            Yes you baited us, what can I say, these tactics really suck.

                            You need to re-evaluate what you said. You're misinformed

                            @unknownuser said:

                            I think at this point I will take it as a sign of the times and move to Blender.

                            Blender has a very strong commercial ecosystem too.

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

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                              ktea
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                              • Z Offline
                                Zampano1
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                                Hi Fredo6!

                                I am working with an old windows machine on win7 and su 2015.

                                Is there any download link for an older Curviloft version to work with (works with SU 2015)?

                                Thanks a lot 😎
                                Alex

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                                  IainM
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi

                                  Can you please tell me how I can buy the Fredo6Bundle2022 license, and what plugins it includes?
                                  Is this the same for a lifetime licence of 3 seats?

                                  thanks

                                  Iain

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

                                    @iainm said:

                                    Can you please tell me how I can buy the Fredo6Bundle2022 license, and what plugins it includes?

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                                    @iainm said:

                                    Is this the same for a lifetime licence of 3 seats?

                                    This I don't fully understand...

                                    But the Bundle has 8 extensions listed in the link above. Each extension has a license for 3 seats.

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

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                                      IainM
                                      last edited by

                                      many thanks. all gone through ok.

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                                      • P Offline
                                        py1998
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi,
                                        I was trying to use this plugin, but after installing it in the warehouse manager, it says that the plugin is expired. But this is the first time I have installed it

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                                          Andru Chena
                                          last edited by

                                          This actually works... Thank you goys!

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                                            Miho Mihov
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi Fredo,

                                            I recently purchased the whole bundle of the tools and they are amazing. I have experienced a problem with one of the tools - Curviloft - Skinning. It does not seem to produce consistent results for a simple system of edges which create a triangulated 3D surface. There are always a number of triangles which become distorted - not planar.

                                            I wonder what I am doing wrong. Would appreciate if you can assist.

                                            Attached is the sample file containing the edges as well as the result after the command is executed.

                                            Looking forward from hearing from you.

                                            Regards

                                            Miho Mihov


                                            Sample - skinning

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