I can't look at the model so I can't tell what data you have or what you do with it. For working in SU (on buildings) I don't think complex meshes are helpful and for creating most work simple planes are most useful. So transferring the input to planes that approximate the existing data is best, as it seems you are doing. Then portions of the mesh might be included for specific uses, in the file later, or in a composite file .

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@cotty said: Another way with SubD plugin... [attachment=1:2x7wscxi]<!-- ia1 -->sofa_subd.JPG<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:2x7wscxi] in this case, i had to match a photo pretty accurately. with subd i often have a hard time getting predictable results... spending a lot of time fiddling with creating quads (which i can never seem to get right) and crease strength. more practice i guess.

@brooklynia373 said: I'm still wondering how to handle pre-gamma-corrected textures from the internet... I think all 8bit images (.jpg) are already 'gamma corrected' which means 2.2 gamma is already applied. I believe that's the reason why we define 'Input gamma' 2.2, so that Vray understands it (and it's by default in Vray 3). And if you have a 16bit or 32bit image (.tif or .exr), i think Sketchup Vray understands it automatically, so either way there's no need to worry. This pdf document explains it very well. Upgrade to Vray 3.4 and lean back (Not to mention it's significantly faster and has more features...)

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Helpful. Thanks Jim

For future Block that will not explode in Acad you have to go into block editor and bring up preferences and turn on the edit block check box.

Thanks and you're right! The piece I modeled this after is at the MET here in ny. It's dated 1918-1919.

Wow, well done mate! I take my hat off to those like yourself who have taken to mastering this organic modeling in SU!

Thanks TIG, I had learned somewhere along the way to avoid small geometry...didn't know that it was an issue the other way around too. guess I overcompensated. But I scaled down and it doesn't seem to change the problems I'm having

Thanks!

William, you could do all that although I think there are a few extra steps in there. In any case, if the parts are drawn to include the joinery, the Move tool would be the appropriate choice for changing the sizes of the parts. But if a component has curves, it may be necessary to redraw at least part of the component. For example, it's not likely that either the Scale or Move tools would be appropriate for changing the length of the top rail on this plate rack. [image: 8494123260_2a79ec9b8a_z.jpg] Or the horizontal curved rails on this bed. [image: 6161889959_a6a7442385_z.jpg] It might that you could make the needed change with a combination of the two but it might be faster to simply remove the existing curves and redraw them. There are typically other details in furniture that don't scale properly and would be difficult to code into a DC. If there are only a few options like 3 different sizes of a bed, it would probably involve less time up front to just make three different models and save each one as a component to use in other projects.