How to make this?

cupko

Hi Gulcan,

That looks quite easy, I'll try it, thanks .

cupko

Excellent tool for objects like this. You'll see some geometry distortion because I rotated few cross-sections .
Sketchup is became very powerfull software .

gulcanocali

Glad you liked it. Cross-section tool is one of the most favorite among the many features of Tgi3D SU Amorph.

Nice renders. And your model looks way better than mine too

cupko

Heh, but you did it in 1 min. .
Thanks again.

gulcanocali

Oops, I forgot to mention that the video was sped up. It was more like 4+ mins. I sped up the video so that people would not get bored. That is how slow I model

Gaieus

@gulcanocali said:

...It was more like 4+ mins... That is how slow I model

Still very impressive. I have had this tool for a while but still exploring and am amazed what one can do with it.

cupko

Ok, new challenge .

Is there any plugin which works like ChamferAlongPath, but to preserve original edges (I don't need bevel). I just want to add some geometry which will be parallel with original edges from both sides.

TIG

@cupko said:

Ok, new challenge .

Is there any plugin which works like ChamferAlongPath, but to preserve original edges (I don't need bevel). I just want to add some geometry which will be parallel with original edges from both sides.

Try the native Offset tool - perhaps with some Move used on specific vertices/edges if required...

cupko

Native Offset requires selected face. I have something like in attach, but much more complex.

TIG

Perhaps my ExtendEdgesByOffset ?
Part of the Extrusion Tools zipped set - search for it...
Although it only works on any set of coplanar edges...

cupko

As you said, edges must be coplanar. One more thing, angles between faces aren't exactly 90°.

TIG, can we expect some plugin maybe?

TIG

EEbyOffset will accommodate non-right-angle corners BUT all edges must be coplanar for it to work...

A relatively easy way is using the native Offset tool on each face [double-click to repeat last use offset dim], with some subsequent Move tool use on edges/vertices IF the offset isn't needed to be 'all round'...

cupko

I should emphases that geometry is complex. I am practicing making a car from blueprint and there's a lot of triangles.
Easiest way to do this would be to select edges and then chamfer. This is not the only place where I need to do this .

bjornkn

Take a look at Tools On Surface and Joint Push Pull (JPP)

cupko

I've made this with those tools, but it's slow and unprecise.