NEW RELEASE: FredoBend v1.2g - 01 Apr 26

Requirements

• LibFredo6: v15.9a or above
• Sketchup version: SU2017 and above

FredoBend 1.2g is a maintenance release including:

• Bug fixing for SU versions prior to SU2021.1

Home Page of FredoBend for information and Download.

Main post of this FredoBend thread.

Would you have the model, because I don't understand how the error can happen. Thanks

There is a new video on FredoBend by TheSketchupEssentials.

@Zuzana777

You should select the group containing the guide points, not launch TopoShaper inside the group.

@emersonn_vazz

NO. This is a bug in SU2026 and there is no workaround.

@Spirou4D said:

I just ended the french translation of the LibFredo6 15.9a messages.
And FredoBend v1.2c too.
How to send you the result "LibFredo6_FR.lang" + "FredoBend_FR.lang" please?

Many thanks. I am lazy to do it.
Just PM the .lang files to me on this forum.
For LibFredo6, this is useful.
For FredoBend, I did not make it translatable yet, until I finish the other features. So, the translation is uncomplete.

NEW RELEASE: FredoBend v1.2d - 28 Mar 26

Requirements

• LibFredo6: v15.9a or above
• Sketchup version: SU2017 and above

FredoBend 1.2d is a maintenance release including:

• Bug fixing for SU2017

Home Page of FredoBend for information and Download.

Main post of this FredoBend thread.

NEW RELEASE: FredoBend v1.2c - 27 Mar 26

Requirements

• LibFredo6: v15.9a or above
• Sketchup version: SU2017 and above

FredoBend 1.2c is a maintenance release including:

• Bug fixing
• Evolution of the Save Original objects with 3 options and the capability to retrive the original object, even if it is not present in the model any longer.
  

Home Page of FredoBend for information and Download.

Main post of this FredoBend thread.

@rv1974 said:

Looks great Fredo. This is destructive one, isn't it? No way to edit afterwards

The bent object is of course new geometry.

However, as shown in the main video:

• the original object is untouched
• If you modify this original object, you can update the bent object in one click.
• you can also edit the bent object and change the bending parameters. If the original object has been modified, the new bent object will be updated.
• there is an option to save a copy of the original object to an external file. This is for the case where you delete the original object in the model, including its definition.

@alexpacio2013 said:

mx_constructtools

It looks like the plugin mx_constructtools is redefining a base method (Array#sum), which is not a good practice and is dangerous for other plugins. This is causing the error.

Plugins like Copy Along Curve just move and rotate the objects to position them along the curve. So, this is not really bending and it is another use case.

For FredoBend, it is possible to add an option where only the top container is modified, leaving the sub-container not deformed.

@AISmebel said:

I also want to suggest that after using the plug-in, the components do not deform, bend in shape and retain their component properties

I don't understand what you mean.

The component / group property is kept. If you bend a component. the output is a component. Same for subcomponents.

However, all the content of the container is made unique, because bending is not a transformation but a creation of geometry. This has nothing to do with slicing.

With FredoBend v1.2b, you can normally keep the quad properties by turning off:

• Slicing
• remove coplanar edge
• soften edges

Here is a video showing the process.

FredoBends - Quads.mp4

Here is the test file. Tell me if this is OK.

test quads 2.skp

@AISmebel said:

the triangulating line that appears after using the plugin should become soft+smooth. Then the squares of the SubD work. Now the following is happening:

I am not sure it is possible to identfy and carry over the quad mesh, because of the slicing.

Could you send me a model and a curve so that I see what can be done. Thanks.

@Dave-R said:

Ah ... So the file needs to be saved before using the extension. Makes sense.

No. you can use FredoBend on New models.

The SaveCopy feature is just for saving a copy of the original solid to file (in subfolder FredoBend Saved Containers). This is simply not done if the model is new.

NEW RELEASE: FredoBend v1.2b - 25 Mar 26

Requirements

• LibFredo6: v15.9a or above
• Sketchup version: SU2017 and above

FredoBend 1.2b is a maintenance release including:

• Bug fixing
• Parameter for softening edges and removing coplanar edges

Home Page of FredoBend for information and Download.

Main post of this FredoBend thread.

Thanks for reporting. The bug is fixed. Actually, there is an option to save a copy of the original container to file. This allows to edit the bent generated container even if the original container has been removed from the model. However, it assumes that you don't work on a new model, since the saved copy is in the same directory as the model.

I am also introducing an option for

• softening edges or not
• removing coplanar edges

New version will be published later today.

The information on FredoBend is maintained on the Plugin Home Page of FredoBend. This is also where you can download the RBZ file.

• LibFredo6: v15.9a or above
• Sketchup version: SU2017 and above
• Platform: Windows and Mac OSX
• Usage: free till 01 July 2026 and then licensed

FredoBend is a plugin dealing with bending geometry along curves and over surface.

The first tool published is Bend Along Curve, which takes a container, a curve (or sequence of edges) and bends the geometry of the container along the curve with various options.

FredoBend allows to modify the bending the parameters, a well as updating the bent container when the original container has been changed.

No documentation for the time being

Bend Along Curve: Preview

overview by TheSketchupEssentials

NEW RELEASE: LibFredo6 v15.9a - 25 Mar 26

LibFredo6 15.9a is a major release. It includes changes related to:

• FredoBend v1.2a (new plugin)
• Bug Fixing

Requirements: SU2017 and above

See plugin home page of LibFredo6 for Download of LibFredo6.

Main Post of the LibFredo6 thread

@msau said:

Hello Fredo, same here.

It seems that the seat was released....