Say it loud : I'm French and I'm proud!
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Hi,
I know it's a lousy title but it really feels good to post again on this forum after such a long time and I just couldn't resist expressing it!
Moreover, it is because of my Frenchness that I'm posting this so... Not totally irrelevant!
Actually, I'm working on a project which request me to model this:
Alright, so apart from guessing modelling this will imply using Curviloft at some stage, I really don't know yet how I'm gonna do this...
But more than that, I must say I first thought I would look for something like this on the warehouse. But here's my other problem: I don't know what it is or how it's called neither in french or English...
So if any of you can tell me how this nylon or plastic white tent is called, I'd already be glad.
But if anyone has a good idea of how to model this, I think I'll be even happier!Either way, I can only thank you for reading this post completely!
And thanks for being a part of a great community!Have a nice day!
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It's not as difficult a structure as it looks. The framework helps to set it out for you.
Here is a very quick version using four bezier curves and Tig's EEbyR. A few adjustments to the curves and your would have a nice flowing canopy.
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Hi. In English, something like that might be called a "tensile structure". Looking at the image, a phrase comes to mind: "continuous fabric canopy". This looks like a temporary setup for an event. Would "promenade" or "esplanade" be used here?
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Hi, a free plugin exists for tensile structures the name is Ferrari.rb if I rember it right.
Edit:
Here we go: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=32380 -
Hello du Frenchy!
Il y a aussi / there is also
this free one!
Soap Skin Bubble!
Le concept du Soap Skin Bubble
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Hey Pilou! Jean-Franco, thanks a lot to all of you, I really appreciate!
Soapskin is less predictaable for me right now since I never really used it so far.
Same for Ferrari.But Jeez! It's good to be back on this forum!
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If it's not in V6, audience will be very few!
And maybe with a simple Follow me it's possible to make something?
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@unknownuser said:
If it's not in V6, audience will be very few!
I think I didn't get that one...
@unknownuser said:
And maybe with a simple Follow me it's possible to make something?
It's gotta be more complex than what I eventually did I think. But it's gotta be possible!
By the way, I think you may have had this question before but I never looked for an answer for I lack potential uses of this technique but how do you do your colorful patterns?This definately makes your images pop. I think it's called style!
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Colors are made directly inside Sketchup with the astonished New Age Peace and Love pluging
"Random Painter" by the funky rocker Chris Fullmer!
My hero!
Have fun with it!
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@unknownuser said:
If it's not in V6, audience will be very few!
I think I didn't get that one...
Yes, you have not but you can "save as V6" with last version that you use!
Very useful today when there are so many users' versions working in the same time!
V6, V7, V8, 2013 ...and future!
Some free or pro versions have many advantages that other have not!
Or new versions not installed!
My favoriste it the V6 ...so thanks by advance for the next time for other users...and me to save as V6! -
Thanks a lot! It really helps me a lot.
Box, I think it took me 3 minutes after I saw your wireframe to come up with something decent:
Just drew 3 lines and converted them to a classic Bezier (another French guy isn't it?
) curve, rotated/copy this curve 90 degrees, added 2 arcs with the arc tool and let Curviloft do the rest (What would I do without you Fredo6? (Could it be another French guy??? !)).Here's the .skp in case someone would need it.
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Thanks for the Random Painter plug-in!
I think Chris Fullmer actually is a super hero and he makes great watercolours too!
I updated my post with a v6 skp! Got it!
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Yet loaded
See with attention my second image, it's a part of your file -
Soap&Skin + Tools on surface/offset:
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@gilles said:
Soap&Skin + Tools on surface/offset:
Nice!
I get the tools on surface part pretty well but maybe you could share the steps you used to do this in Soapskin? Just to let me (and the other forum users too) know!
Thanks a lot for this already
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Seems to me that i have posted a very well docmented image about the SoapSkin Bubble!
Et en français qui plus est!
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@unknownuser said:
Seems to me that i have posted a very well docmented image about the SoapSkin Bubble!
Et en français qui plus est!
The doc is perfect but sometimes it's good to see how people are using such and such tools to achieve such result!But the doc is perfect!
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tensile canopy:
create profiles
soap&skin
copies
explode copies
soft/smooth
Tools on surface/Draw offset contour on surface
paint.
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@gilles said:
tensile canopy:
create profiles
soap&skin
copies
explode copies
soft/smooth
Tools on surface/Draw offset contour on surface
paint.
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You have also "Color by Z" by Chris Fullmer or "Color By" (more possibilities) By Sdmich
My 2 heroes!
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Very very late to answer...
If "you're French and you're proud", just use a french plugin from one of the best french architectural tensile company : Ferrari sketch
The difference with Soap Skin & Bubble is the skin is linked to the vertex, not to border lines, so you dont have to draw hypothtic border.
The problem is still the top in the center of the tensile...
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