Flowify issue

[mamoodoo]

Hello All,
I'm having an issue with flowify. i have taken all the right steps when it comes to preparation before initiating flowify but it seems my object is too heavy, maybe due to heavy geometry and such. when ever i try to flowify it freezes and i keep waiting for change but it keeps loading and i never get my results. what im trying to flowify is a parametric facade and as seen in the image added there are many holes and odd shapes.

i have used cleanup3 but it has helped.
i hope i can get an answer.

[Rich O Brien]

It is likely the geometry that is too dense if it is freezing.

Did you try FredoBend?

[mamoodoo]

@Rich-O-Brien I think i have tried Fredobend and it didn't work as my curved surface isnt straight or linear, instead it curves at an angle, so basically the curve has a gradient, unless im doing something wrong with the bend extension. is there another way to resolve this without losing design detail and quality ?

[Rich O Brien]

Yes, use a texture instead of geometry.

You are asking alot of SketchUp to deform that type of mesh. A large planar face with many holes that have a high poly count means you have no surface topology to deform.

Better suited to a NURBs app like Rhino, MoI or Plasticity.

[mamoodoo]

@Rich-O-Brien I only know how to use sketchup. Would there be a possible workaround on SketchUp ? Using texture would be obvious when it comes rendering and final finish, it wouldn't look realistic or prety

[panixia]

@mamoodoo can you share just the shape and the intended flowify rig?
So maybe we can try to take a closer look at the problem?

[mamoodoo]

@panixia parametric facade issue.skp here is just the model

[mamoodoo]

@panixia @Rich-O-Brien i just attempted to user fredobend, it just keeps loading as well unfortunately