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    Say it loud : I'm French and I'm proud!

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Organic Modelling
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    • BoxB Offline
      Box
      last edited by

      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.


      canopy.jpg

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      • mitcorbM Offline
        mitcorb
        last edited by

        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?

        I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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        • Jean-FrancoJ Offline
          Jean-Franco
          last edited by

          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

          Jean-Franco

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          • pilouP Offline
            pilou
            last edited by

            Hello du Frenchy! ๐Ÿ’š
            Il y a aussi / there is also
            this free one! โ˜€
            Soap Skin Bubble! ๐Ÿ˜„

            Le concept du Soap Skin Bubble ๐Ÿ˜‰

            http://forums.polyloop.net/imagehosting/196491035cd97702.jpg

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

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            • L Offline
              leminilab
              last edited by

              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! ๐Ÿ˜

              • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
              • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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              • pilouP Offline
                pilou
                last edited by

                If it's not in V6, audience will be very few! ๐Ÿ’š

                And maybe with a simple Follow me it's possible to make something? ๐Ÿ˜„

                aasimple.jpg

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

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                • L Offline
                  leminilab
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  If it's not in V6, audience will be very few! ๐Ÿ’š

                  I think I didn't get that one... ๐Ÿ˜• ๐Ÿ˜„

                  @unknownuser said:

                  And maybe with a simple Follow me it's possible to make something? ๐Ÿ˜„

                  It's gotta be more complex than what I eventually did I think. But it's gotta be possible! ๐Ÿ˜„
                  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! ๐Ÿ˜„

                  • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
                  • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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                  • pilouP Offline
                    pilou
                    last edited by

                    Colors are made directly inside Sketchup with the astonished New Age Peace and Love pluging
                    "Random Painter" by the funky rocker Chris Fullmer! ๐Ÿ‘
                    My hero! โ˜€
                    Have fun with it! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

                    PS

                    @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! ๐Ÿค“
                    Very useful today when there are so many users' versions working in the same time!
                    V6, V7, V8, 2013 ...and future! ๐Ÿค“
                    Some free or pro versions have many advantages that other have not!
                    Or new versions not installed! ๐Ÿค“
                    My favoriste it the V6 ...so thanks by advance for the next time for other users...and me to save as V6! ๐Ÿ‘

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

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                    • L Offline
                      leminilab
                      last edited by

                      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:
                      canopy.jpg

                      Just drew 3 lines and converted them to a classic Bezier (another French guy isn't it? ๐Ÿ˜† ) 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??? ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜† !)).

                      Here's the .skp in case someone would need it.


                      canopy.skp

                      • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
                      • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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                      • L Offline
                        leminilab
                        last edited by

                        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! ๐Ÿ‘

                        • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
                        • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by

                          Yet loaded ๐Ÿ˜‰
                          See with attention my second image, it's a part of your file ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

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                          • gillesG Offline
                            gilles
                            last edited by

                            Soap&Skin + Tools on surface/offset:


                            soap&skin.png

                            " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                              leminilab
                              last edited by

                              @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 ๐Ÿ‘ !

                              • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
                              • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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                              • pilouP Offline
                                pilou
                                last edited by

                                Seems to me that i have posted a very well docmented image about the SoapSkin Bubble! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                Et en franรงais qui plus est! ๐Ÿ’š

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

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                                  leminilab
                                  last edited by

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  Seems to me that i have posted a very well docmented image about the SoapSkin Bubble! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                  Et en franรงais qui plus est! ๐Ÿ’š

                                  ๐Ÿ˜† 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!
                                  ๐Ÿ˜Ž Merci l'ami!

                                  • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
                                  • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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                                  • gillesG Offline
                                    gilles
                                    last edited by

                                    tensile canopy:

                                    create profiles

                                    soap&skin

                                    copies

                                    explode copies

                                    soft/smooth

                                    Tools on surface/Draw offset contour on surface

                                    paint.


                                    Tensile-canopy-v6.skp.zip

                                    " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                                      leminilab
                                      last edited by

                                      @gilles said:

                                      tensile canopy:

                                      create profiles

                                      soap&skin

                                      copies

                                      explode copies

                                      soft/smooth

                                      Tools on surface/Draw offset contour on surface

                                      paint.

                                      ๐Ÿ‘ Thanks a bunch!

                                      • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
                                      • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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                                      • pilouP Offline
                                        pilou
                                        last edited by

                                        You have also "Color by Z" by Chris Fullmer or "Color By" (more possibilities) By Sdmich
                                        My 2 heroes! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

                                        tente.jpg

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

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                                        • DareDevilD Offline
                                          DareDevil
                                          last edited by

                                          Very very late to answer... ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                          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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                                          • KrisidiousK Offline
                                            Krisidious
                                            last edited by

                                            @daredevil said:

                                            Very very late to answer... ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                            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...

                                            Ferrari Sketch isn't Italian? How depressing...

                                            By: Kristoff Rand
                                            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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