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    • cottyC Offline
      cotty
      last edited by

      You need a quad mesh to be able to map it to the flat surface... but there will more work to do to make it a "nice" solid...

      untitled2.JPG


      Untitled2.skp

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        yashmishra
        last edited by

        @cotty said:

        You need a quad mesh to be able to map it to the flat surface... but there will more work to do to make it a "nice" solid...

        [attachment=1:1tgwd386]<!-- ia1 -->untitled2.JPG<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:1tgwd386]

        could you please explain in detail why a quad mesh is required?

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        • cottyC Offline
          cotty
          last edited by

          @yashmishra said:

          could you please explain in detail why a quad mesh is required?

          Because it's a requirement in the second sentence of the plugin description?

          "The extension bends geometry along quad surfaces."

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          • pilouP Offline
            pilou
            last edited by Rich O Brien

            @unknownuser said:

            could you please explain in detail why a quad mesh is required?

            You can't project something with Flowify on a complete sphere 3D!

            But yes if you make a little triming somewhere like that!
            You have now a "quad" surface! πŸ˜‰

            quasi-sphere.jpg

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            • P Offline
              paritoshaj
              last edited by

              Idk why its not working but its not working, i have finals tomorrow need to do roof trusses please help


              source geometry must contain raw faces.skp

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              • cottyC Offline
                cotty
                last edited by

                @paritoshaj said:

                Idk why its not working but its not working, i have finals tomorrow need to do roof trusses please help

                After exploding the pyramids in the source geometry group, it's working...

                pyramids.JPG

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                  arkiduckling
                  last edited by

                  hi I have an issue also with flowify, it is not working and I dont know if it is because of my mistakes or plugin's issue because when i checked my extension manager, there's a text in the flowify says UNSIGNED. May I know what does it mean and if that was the reason why i couldnt work with flowify πŸ˜„)) thank you

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                  • cottyC Offline
                    cotty
                    last edited by

                    It's not the reason πŸ˜‰
                    you can upload the model and we will have a look at it...

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
                      last edited by

                      @arkiduckling said:

                      ...there's a text in the flowify says UNSIGNED.

                      Signed or unsigned has no bearing on the functionality of the extension.

                      As Cotty, suggests, share your .skp file so we can see what you are working with and what steps you need to take to sort it out.

                      Etaoin Shrdlu

                      %

                      (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

                      G28 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0

                      M30

                      %

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                      • R Offline
                        ravindulk94
                        last edited by

                        @optimaforever said:

                        I have a strange behaviour too...
                        The flowify command generates a huge model, with an array of sectional faces.

                        [attachment=2:17yhee20]<!-- ia2 -->flowify A.JPG<!-- ia2 -->[/attachment:17yhee20]
                        First the source material: Group 1 composed of A target surface / B source surface / C projection vectors and D the source mesh (exploded)

                        [attachment=1:17yhee20]<!-- ia1 -->flowify B.JPG<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:17yhee20]
                        The resulting groups from the flowify command

                        I succeeded all the other meshes with the same method but here I've got a bug...

                        [attachment=0:17yhee20]<!-- ia0 -->flowify bug.skp<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:17yhee20]

                        did you find any solution for this error?

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
                          last edited by

                          @ravindulk94 said:

                          did you find any solution for this error?

                          What version of SketchUp are you using? Your profile says 2021 Free/Make which is impossible.

                          Etaoin Shrdlu

                          %

                          (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

                          G28 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0

                          M30

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                            MrKrabs
                            last edited by

                            Hi,

                            can someone help me out with flowify? I canΒ΄t get it to work properly

                            Thanks!


                            Flowify_problem.skp

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                            • cottyC Offline
                              cotty
                              last edited by

                              @mrkrabs said:

                              can someone help me out with flowify? I canΒ΄t get it to work properly

                              From the instructions...

                              flowify_target.JPG

                              Your target surface isn't suitable.

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                                MrKrabs
                                last edited by

                                is there any way to make it suitable?

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                                • F Offline
                                  francesgale
                                  last edited by

                                  hello, first time using flowify, any idea what i should do with this error?


                                  topology.JPG

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                                  • S Offline
                                    SMatta79
                                    last edited by

                                    Hello, is there anyone available to help me fix a problem w Floify? I set up the groups correctly 1 main group w the 3 groups inside. when I hit impose grid the grid doesn't appear.


                                    Seamless+pattern+--+Cells.skp flowify test.skp

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      I can help you if files are in format skp 6 to 2017 πŸ˜„

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                                        SMatta79
                                        last edited by

                                        @pilou said:

                                        I can help you if files are in format skp 6 to 2017 πŸ˜„

                                        Hi Pilou, No unfortunately mine is a 2022 version 😞 How else can we do this?

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                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          I suppose that you have choice when you make an exportation...(save as)

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                                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                                            last edited by Rich O Brien

                                            Meanwhile back in 2022... πŸ˜›

                                            7WASd63_d.webp

                                            The Error message Flowify is outputting is telling you the problem. Your source and destination should share some level of topological similarities.

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