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    How can I make a twisted window?

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    • M Offline
      marcominoru
      last edited by

      Hi guys! Whats up? Im new at the sketchup and at my work i need to make a twisted window, Does someone know how i can draw this? Or maybe Does it have a plugin that facilitates the modeling?

      I uploaded a photo to explain my problem

      http://i55.tinypic.com/okaaua.jpg

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        Hi Marco and welcome to SCF!

        The file itself would be better. I cannot really see what's going on in that far end of the image... ๐Ÿ˜•

        Gai...

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        • KrisidiousK Offline
          Krisidious
          last edited by

          option 1
          build the window square... and true... then use Fredo's scaling tools to twist it.

          option 2
          use curviloft to build one window and copy along the path.

          By: Kristoff Rand
          Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            Kris, he says he is completely new to SU. We cannot bombard him with complex plugins on the first day - and also he should first learn how to do it with native tools!
            ๐Ÿ˜’

            Gai...

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            • KrisidiousK Offline
              Krisidious
              last edited by

              ahh sorry... native tools... mmm that will be hard.

              By: Kristoff Rand
              Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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              • Wo3DanW Offline
                Wo3Dan
                last edited by

                Hi Marco,

                For presentation purposes attached file may explain how to do this with native SU.

                To narrow down inaccuracy to ~0mm you may need to repeat the few steps on top geometry before smoothing edges.
                Toggle 'Hidden Geometry' on/off in last scene to see which smooth edges I mean.

                So in short: make correct top selection > rotare and scale (rotate and scale) > final correcton at pole > smooth.


                twisted windows by rotating and streching top geometry

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  @krisidious said:

                  ahh sorry... native tools... mmm that will be hard.

                  No prob, Kris (and he was not asking for native tools only) it's just the learning curve, you know.
                  ๐Ÿ˜„

                  Wodan; I really wonder how you could get any relevant info from that skewed image!
                  ๐Ÿ˜„

                  Gai...

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    You can do it several other ways tooCapture.PNG

                    TIG

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                    • M Offline
                      marcominoru
                      last edited by

                      first of all, i want to thank u guys^^

                      So, maybe i'm not so new in the sketchup...

                      Oh sorry i'm without the file, in monday i post here again. But let me make a question, how can i decrease the file size, cause it has 20mb =[

                      Thxx for the replies!!

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                        marcominoru
                        last edited by

                        Here is the file

                        I reduced the size file =], i don`t know why but reduced a lot

                        So thks!!

                        Maybe i will need a lot of help in this model, and hopefuly i found this forum.


                        twisted window - upload.skp

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                          marcominoru
                          last edited by

                          Hey guys

                          I don`t know how but i could reduce the file size. =], Maybe is because the components definitions someone know how to explain how i can reduce the number of components definitions

                          and this is the file:


                          twisted window - upload.skp

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                          • M Offline
                            marcominoru
                            last edited by

                            Thank u so much for the possibilites, i`m gonna try now

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                              marcominoru
                              last edited by

                              Yeah, its ok now, thank u guys! I used the Frodo Scale something like that, and it was ok. Thk u TIG, cause i saw ur explanation about the Edge Extrude and ive done the dome

                              I need to reduce the size of my file, i could reduce the file attached but i dont know what ive done. XD

                              The original file have 17mb, i will try to fix it

                              This forum is really nice, i`m so glad i found it

                              Hugs!!

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