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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
      last edited by

      And Double Click on the surface then Click + SHIFT + CTRL always on the surface don't automatically select the Outline to weld (or Recurve by Digssey)
      or even directly to Offset ?

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        blueman2
        last edited by

        Image 13.jpgThanks pilou,

        That worked great and I was able to create a continuous edge with Weld as you can see in the image. However, with that edge selected, as soon as I click on the offset tool the selection goes away?

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
          last edited by

          How large is it in SketchUp? Maybe you need to scale it up. Or maybe there's an issue with the edges that would prevent Offset from working. If you were to share the model so we could look at it, it would be easier to help you get it sorted out.

          Edit:

          @unknownuser said:

          I have a face on a curved surface.

          I missed this part earlier. If the edges of the F-hole are not coplanar, Offset won't work. It requires the edges be in the same plane. You might give the Offset tool in Fredo6's Tools on Surface a try.

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          • B Offline
            blueman2
            last edited by

            Thanks Dave,

            I have that tool and just tried it again but it doesn't seem to really offset the way the offset tool would unless there's some setting in there that I'm missing. It would need to off set the entire edge equally in all directions but doesn't seem to be able to do that.

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            • pilouP Offline
              pilou
              last edited by

              Post the element that gives you problem (save as V6 for a more large audiance)

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              • B Offline
                blueman2
                last edited by

                @pilou said:

                Post the element that gives you problem (save as V6 for a more large audiance)

                Thanks for looking at this.
                Here is the part of the model that is giving me. Again, what I'm trying to achieve is an offset that I could create to add to the model so it would look like the photo I included above.

                I saved it in V6, I am running 2017, if that's of any help.

                Thanks again


                edge offset problem.skp

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  Your object hole is definitly not on a plane!
                  So you cant use the Offset tool!

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                  • pilouP Offline
                    pilou
                    last edited by

                    As the Tools on surface don't works...

                    But I was not enough speedy! 💚

                    Magic Offset.jpg

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                      blueman2
                      last edited by

                      Thanks guys,

                      I'm not familiar with that tool but will download it and play with it.

                      So I can see that we are now projecting the shape onto a flat plane and I. guess, just using the offset tool, creating the trim around it that I want. But then, how do I get this new shape back onto the curved original surface? Is the projection tool then somehow used again to project this back onto that surface?

                      Thanks again

                      or (I'm editing this) is the new projection created also multi planar?

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                      • pilouP Offline
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        The projection can go on any volume...
                        Just Make Intersection
                        et voilà...

                        any_volume.jpg

                        And as your new Offset created is on a plane you can use with profit the VisuHole By Fredo 😉

                        For have more possibilities and facility! 😉 Emboss, drill etc...

                        Just take the filling form! 😉

                        GIF_visuhole.gif

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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by

                          As you see volume is traversed...VisuHole if top notch! 😉

                          caisse.jpg

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                            blueman2
                            last edited by

                            @pilou said:

                            As you see volume is traversed...Visuhole if top noch!

                            Beautiful! Going to download the Visuhole tool also and try and learn both of the later today or tomorrow. Will post back, hopefully with a finished image

                            Thanks for your efforts

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                            • B Offline
                              blueman2
                              last edited by

                              Image 17.jpg

                              OK, I was able to use the Projection plugin and create a stencil. Then I used the offset tool to create the edge trim that I want. I installed visuhole and think I can use Visuhole and the insertion points that are shown in the red arrow to place it in position (but I'm not sure, I haven't tried yet). However, what little I understand about this plugin leads me to believe that it will either drill a hole or make an embossed surface for this trim, rather than a material that would be on the same plane as the current surface of the guitar, which is really what it should be? Is that correct? Thanks

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                                TBoy
                                last edited by

                                See the PM,

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                                  blueman2
                                  last edited by

                                  @tboy said:

                                  See the PM,

                                  ?

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                                  • T Offline
                                    TBoy
                                    last edited by

                                    PM = Private Message

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      Maybe this can gives you more info for VisuHole on curvated surfaces! 😉

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