Hi all, Tony here from Perth, Western Australia

I am relatively new to Sketchup, did a 2 day course a couple of months ago and it got me started.

I have been muddling through since then and getting very frustrated at times BUT seem to be coming to grips with it a little now. I have downloaded a few plugins which have made things a little easier.

My interests are in aero modelling, coming back to it after about a 25 year break I find that things are a lot different … electric flight and Depron foam seems to be the go these days.

I have a question that one of you guys might be able to help with,

Lets say I have a part that needs to wrap around a former, .. if I was using paper then it would work out to be right BUT I am using 6mm thick Depron Foam
If I make the pattern wrap around the former to the inside size of the 6mm foam, it is too short.
If I make the pattern wrap around the former to the outside of the foam then it is too long

Hope this makes sense, have included a couple of pics

Anyway guys …. Hi from “Downunder”

Lockey