@s shepherd said:

I've fixed a few of these things by making a block around the plan, completely encasing all geometry. Select all, intersect with selection and delete the unwanted.

Thanks, much appreciated how does this work??? I am trying with this but so much I just don't know

jasemilly

@cotty said:

Some welding, redraw one line, an intersection and some cleanup later...

Thanks!!!! what line needed to be redrawn and how to intersection help? How did you figure where the problems where the stray lines plugin only showed one.

thanks again jasemilly

Used the stray lines plugin and it found one which I connected install and use very easy, thanks!!!

but it still won't pull up. I cant see what's wrong. Hoping someone could point out what I have done wrong.

tibthorpe.skp

I have followed a jpeg image of floor plan and the shape won't close so I can't pull the walls up. It's quite a complex floor plan, whats the best method for finding where the faults lie??

thanks
Jasemilly

I was working on the full Hull, I didn't save it thought no point as it had become a real mess.

I am sure I was doing something wrong with the tool but as I pulled it out the shape it didn't happen uniformly.

have created a hull of a boat using curviloft, and it looks ok. I would like to add a thickness to this shape.

I have tried using the joint push pull tool but it just becomes a mess.

What's the best way to add thickness to such a curved shape?

thanks for peoples thoughts.

jasemilly

Am I right in thinking that these would be the steps.

Create a rectangle that has a depth less than my flute,

Create my pattern on this rectangle

use the bend tool to turn this rectangle in to a cylinder,

put the pattern over the glass then open up the glass oblect and intersect.

Remove the patterned cylinder and tidy the original glass flute?

thanks

Hi

everyone, I know how to make things like cups,vases, glasses etc.

But say you want to make a fancy glass like a champagne flute and it has a pattern cut into the outside of the glass, how should you tackle that?

thanks
Jasemilly

Hi I have made my first model that I happy with(ish)!!!!

I haven't yet painted or added any textures it's a house thats going on a friends website and I would like to make it look a little water coloured effect.

Should I paint and add textures in sketchup and finish it off in Photoshop.

Or export it totally to paintshop and finish etc totally in Photoshop, what are peoples thoughts all ideas greatly welcome, finding this all very new!!!
thanks.

Jasemilly

just spent some time looking and thinking that maybe this christmas is going to come around too fast!!!!!!

To try and learn how to improve my poor sketchup & photoshop skill!!!!

To model a fishng trawler and have it looking half way deccent as present for my dad.

One of the things that concerns me the most is how to create realistic water.

Does anyone know of any good tutorials for this part???

Or any other tutorials that would be of use ?

all advice greatly appreciated.

thanks
jasemilly

Thanks for the feedback so very new to this!!!! But having fun, I realised the inside was a mess but didn't know had messed up the inner circles,was trying to use the protractor tool to get the shape I had made for the 120 deg, cut outs!!!

Hope to have more of a play over the weekend!

Hi
spent an hour or so messing around with a nose cone shape, something like that fits over the top of a prop, on a WW2 plane. I made the model but I have a gap between the internal and external wall. How do I close those faces????

also is there an easy way to line a square object next to a dome shape at a right angle?

I messed around for a bit but it was done by eye. I made the cut out shape lined it up pushed it through and inersected.

thanks for any help

nosecone.skp

Hi everyone

in windows --> prefrences --> files section there are lots of options for setting locations of materials, models, styles etc.

I have been doing a bit looking around and I cant see how people have set this up.

Was wondering how people have this orginised and perhaps why.

wishing everyone a merry christmas.

thanks
jaemilly

I have a rectangle with both ends sloped at angle. I would like to increase the length, but the push pull tool goes pulls in the angle of the slopes and the scale tool alters the slope. How do I lengthen it, I am completly stuck

thanks

Jasemilly

Hi
Just wanted to say hello and how pleased I am to find this forum, I have lightly dabbled with sketchup on and off for the past couple of years and have decided to try an imporve my modelling skills past basic boxes!!!

Hoping to learn lots and not ask to many silly questions, my modeling knowledge is as close to non-existant as possible.

thanks