i do it by groups.. just used explode when everything was done, to smooth surfaces for all edges at same time..

maybe there is not to do to make it better.. at least I learned how to model these complicated curvs

Untitled.skp

SEE MY MODEL, IF THERE IS SOMTG I CAN DO TO SMOOTH MORE MY FLATS

@hieru said:

Are you talking about the intersection in the middle?

yes, i saw the tutor video, and did the transtions ( the curves with radius ) using the loft, (curviloft) the flat of the 3 pools have diferent levels, and when i tryed to make the intersection of the flats with the skinning, it did a crazy thing :S

so i did the 3 segments, and one vertical, found the midle point of the distance of the high to low flat, and did 3 splines to try to smooth these diferences.. but without result, as you saw, there is something wrong.

see the flat? could someone help me to fix these trouble?

my first model learning the plugins... i got this..

but i am having some trouble cause the flat isnt smooth. se the atached i made lines to do skinning cause wihthout them the plugin cant solve the edge =(

Now its ok.. working fine =D tnx so much all of you (;

now it is working, i understood the curviloft and extrusion by lathe ... but i really dont know and that would be very very usefull to model my projects, how did the guy made that semi-circle by clicing 3 times in the end points of the 2 segments? is that a plugin or a simple command of sketchup?

@dave r said:

Peter, it's great that you want to use SketchUp to design skate parks but make sure you aren't trying to run before you've learned to walk. Learn the basics of SketchUp before you get too tangled up in all these plugins. You need those basic skills.

I think i Know the basics... i did good projects on sketch, but i am not understanding these plugins..

@pbacot said:

@anrk_sk8er said:

where i can find the "wave tool" he says in the tutorial video? i dont have or i cant find it here =(

lathe tool?

by the way, how he can draw the arc by clicing the 3 points of the two segments?

@pbacot said:

@anrk_sk8er said:

where i can find the "wave tool" he says in the tutorial video? i dont have or i cant find it here =(

lathe tool?

i think so... lol my english is not so good

where i can find the "wave tool" he says in the tutorial video? i dont have or i cant find it here =(

@unknownuser said:

With Bezier Spline and CurviLoft
All by Fredo 6
you can make every thing!
he uses them intensively

PS And natural tools of Sketchup of course
You have alos Skin and Bubbles & Ferrari but Curviloft is the best for this sport!

Jeff in action
[flash=560,315:5bl568qy]http://www.youtube.com/v/4Jgj30l29DE[/flash:5bl568qy]
[flash=560,315:5bl568qy]http://www.youtube.com/v/59Hwkvi0XUc[/flash:5bl568qy]
[flash=560,315:5bl568qy]http://www.youtube.com/v/k4xqXl57888[/flash:5bl568qy]

cant do it yet =(

@unknownuser said:

Try the research forum with Jeff Hammond
It's a master of this sort of sport modeling!

Look his videos

[flash=560,315:3i9um8wx]http://www.youtube.com/v/N4Z89k3n7Xc[/flash:3i9um8wx]

By Jeff Hammond

do you know the plugins he is using to model this tutorial?
looks so easy oO

hey dudes, I'm a new user of sketchUP program, and I am using it to model my work, i am a skate park builter. So I am having lots of troubles to do some part of the parks..

I have to model banks ,bowls, pools, with different radius and diferent levels

i will put some images as examples, cause I really dont know what to use to get the expected result

Can anyone of you guys please help me with some light?

see the attacheds

does anybody knows an easy way to get this transitions of radius and levels like smooth surfaces? i really dont know how to make it manually

thanks so much for yours attention

Peace!