Bending plug in

[L i am]

Hi Guys I am about a lam (as per the image) what plugin should I use so bend a tapered rod (free)

Thanks in advance

[Box]

It's just an arc, why do you need a plugin. Draw the arc and use follow me to create the extrusion. Unless I am missing some detail.

[L i am]

The rod is tapered like a fishing rod, in fact I am sure it is a fishing rod blank

[Rich O Brien]

Use the cardinal point to create the tapered cylinder...

Use Quadface Tools to add some loops...

Use Smoove to bend

Or TrueBend for precision
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=tt_truebend

[L i am]

That is awesome Rich thanks you

[L i am]

Do all these methods need to be quad faces to work including smoove?

[Rich O Brien]

No, TrueBend will generate the internal loops it needs to do the bending. So that's probably the most efficient method.

I only used QFT to help me cut loops so Smoove would work.

[Box]

@L-i-am
Without plugins.
The only things off screen are, Weld Edges and Soften edges.
Note I use a polygon to get the hard edges, which when welded allow the taper.

[Gus R]

Use a regular arc and Taper Maker plugin.

I exaggerated the diameter difference for clarity.

Taper Maker | SketchUcation

Draw a tapered extrusion in SketchUp using Taper Maker. Any SketchUp line drawing tool can be used to create a path.

(sketchucation.com)

[Rich O Brien]

@Gus-R Now you're just showing off with the McTwist

[Gus R]

@Rich-O-Brien said in Bending plug in:

McTwist

McTwist again like we did last summer!

[L i am]

Thanks to you all, I am mainly interested In non organic architecture and don't do much organic modelling but I learnt a lot from this thread, thanks again

[panixia]

Another free one you could look into is the "radial bend" feature from Fredoscale. The plugin also includes other really useful features such as tapering, stretching, twisting and so on..