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    • G Offline
      grim
      last edited by

      fredo

      thanks for the pointers, they work... there seems to be a lot more to using this tool than i realise, i am getting the hang of it slowly

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      • D Offline
        dolphus
        last edited by

        Thank you for the quick reply, I thought i had put the folder in i have now and it works
        Thank you very much

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        • fredo6F Offline
          fredo6
          last edited by

          @daniel s said:

          Here I make another quick test for loft feature. It´s simple but y really want to know if it would work in this cases.

          Daniel S

          I missed this one.
          Here is the result, with Loft by Spline
          Pencil for Loft - Daniel S.gif

          Fredo


          Pencil for loft.skp

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          • G Offline
            grim
            last edited by

            danial

            tried you shape file and came up with very different results see attached file

            can you enlighten me as to where i am going wrong as i followed your instructions as well as trying one of my own

            regards

            david


            grimshape.skp

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            • D Offline
              Daniel S
              last edited by

              You can select all the contours to make the loft:
              1.gif
              You will see that there is a problem with the default method.. try to change it with the toolbar for different results:
              Captura.JPG

              Or you can make it in two parts (for this model I wanted this result):
              2.gif

              Daniel S

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                Daniel S
                last edited by

                The idea was a result like this for that model:
                pencil.JPG
                Is better to make the loft in parts and not all togheter in a lot of cases.
                For example, I´m making a shape where two contours share edges.
                1.JPG
                2.JPG
                it is better to make a loft between 1-2-3, then explode and after that make the loft 4-5 for better results:
                3.JPG
                4.JPG

                I attach the skp to show that if you make a loft of 1-2-3-4-5 the results are not good in this case.

                Daniel S


                shape.skp

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                • fredo6F Offline
                  fredo6
                  last edited by

                  @daniel s said:

                  The idea was a result like this for that model:
                  [attachment=6:fuxjwvvf]<!-- ia6 -->pencil.JPG<!-- ia6 -->[/attachment:fuxjwvvf]Daniel S

                  For the pencil, use the regular Bezier method (first method) instead of Cubic Bezier (default method).
                  [attachment=0:fuxjwvvf]<!-- ia0 -->Pencil Loft Daniel S.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:fuxjwvvf]
                  Fredo

                  PS: for the other shape, there are still some issues when curves are partially overlapping. But it is a good example I can work from.


                  Pencil Loft Daniel S.png

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
                    last edited by

                    I've yet to try out this plugin for myself - but is there a linear option as well? Or is it just beziers? It seems to be that the pencil would require a linear morphing to get the shape of the tip.

                    Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                    • fredo6F Offline
                      fredo6
                      last edited by

                      @thomthom said:

                      I've yet to try out this plugin for myself - but is there a linear option as well? Or is it just beziers? It seems to be that the pencil would require a linear morphing to get the shape of the tip.

                      The Linear option will be available in the next release (along with other spline methods). I came to that conclusion too.
                      Pencil for Loft - Daniel S - linear.gif
                      Fredo

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                      • Bob JamesB Offline
                        Bob James
                        last edited by

                        Just came across this wonderful and amazing new tool.
                        I'm pretty much speechless: incredible 🎉

                        This opens up soooo many possibilities. Thank you for this great tool

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                        • K Offline
                          KarinaGM
                          last edited by

                          I haven't even had time to use it and I am already in love with this plugin.
                          Thanks Fredo

                          **"Aquel que sacrifica un poco de libertad por seguridad, no se merece ninguna y terminará perdiendo ambas"

                          -Benjamín Franklin.**

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                          • pilouP Offline
                            pilou
                            last edited by

                            A little use of it 😉
                            Grow by Tig
                            Curviloft by Fredo6
                            FredoScale by Fredo6

                            http://forums.polyloop.net/picture.php?albumid=23&pictureid=803

                            http://forums.polyloop.net/picture.php?albumid=23&pictureid=804

                            Frenchy Pilou
                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                            My Little site :)

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                            • charly2008C Offline
                              charly2008
                              last edited by

                              Hi,

                              I tried with Curviloft the to make the ornaments in this historic door . But it does not look good. I have to try other shapes. In the rendered image it looks like a Crab.


                              Portal 1.JPG


                              Portal.jpg

                              He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                notareal
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                @thomthom said:

                                I've yet to try out this plugin for myself - but is there a linear option as well? Or is it just beziers? It seems to be that the pencil would require a linear morphing to get the shape of the tip.

                                The Linear option will be available in the next release (along with other spline methods). I came to that conclusion too.
                                [attachment=0:12mbvobp]<!-- ia0 -->Pencil for Loft - Daniel S - linear.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:12mbvobp]
                                Fredo

                                You cannot stop amaze! This already is a true gem. Wonder to what it will grow...

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                                • D Offline
                                  Daniel S
                                  last edited by

                                  I just see:

                                  http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=29374#p256698

                                  And made me wonder... would be possible something like this?
                                  strangeloft.jpg
                                  Daniel S

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                                  • charly2008C Offline
                                    charly2008
                                    last edited by

                                    I have further experimented with Curivloft. But for those stone sculptures, it seems to be less suitable. The current forms I have generated by the standard tools, the Freehand tool, Push Pull and Subdivide and Smooth.


                                    Portal.jpg


                                    Portal1.png

                                    He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                    • thomthomT Offline
                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      Notice that the numbers for each profile alternates throughout your pre-selecting.

                                      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        I would think Fredo's tool superior to my EEbyLoft... BUT mine works with some componentizing and exploding etc !
                                        Fredo, please borrow whatever ideas work in my tool for yours !
                                        Capture.PNGcurviloft5.skp

                                        TIG

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                                        • massimoM Offline
                                          massimo Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Charly, try like this:
                                          -Select, lets say, four profiles. Explode them and press the loft button;
                                          Cattura_1.JPG
                                          -Do the same with other four and so on;Cattura_2.JPG
                                          -Select the two profiles on the ends of two stumps and press loft. Do that for all the stumps;
                                          Cattura_3.JPGCattura_4.JPG
                                          -Delete the unwanted original profiles.
                                          That's all. 😉Cattura.JPG


                                          curviloft5-2_street.skp

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                                          • charly2008C Offline
                                            charly2008
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi,

                                            In this design I get some errors. The idea was to create a road profile. I have selected the faces one by one. Maybe Fredo can find the error. Even in a straight line this error will appear.

                                            Charly


                                            Curve1.JPG


                                            Curve2.JPG


                                            curviloft5.skp


                                            Curve1.JPG


                                            Curve2.JPG

                                            He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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