😮 klasse!
retro bowl

Smart Offset...
Then invert selection and run FredoSpline > Convert Edges > Polycorner Arc

Thanks, I will test these!

Thanks for everybody for suggestions/tips. I will need to do some testing.

I was also thinking that maybe I will try to take the created geometry to Blender and test if I can use Blender for making the whole with soft edges.

Thanks for such a fast replies!

One additional question about plugins. Do you know if there is any plugin that would create some kind of lattice wireframe inside the object, see image below? I am just thinking if there was an easy way to do this maybe the 3d lattice structure could be created by trimming and thickening the wireframe with the help new functionality in Profile Builder 3.0 (Build Along Multiple Paths).

https://s15.postimg.cc/rdc9egviv/Lattice.jpg

Hey Ballbearing,
Thank you for the solution.

When trying to learn Blender displace modifier and also noticed that Blender Tissue Add-on could be really powerful tool in my case.

Some examples of Tissue Add-on:
http://gappyfacets.com/2015/11/06/blender-tissue-add-on-elementary-experiments/

Maybe you can try the free Vectary online! 😉
it has someting for transform lines in tubes for 3D Printing...or other...! ☀
(of course you can Import / Export any file : just find some compatible formats with SU!
OBJ will be the trick) 🤓

@miikka1978 said:

Has anybody any experience in creating miniature or scale model out of Sketchup models? I would need to create different size scale models, lets say size: 30cm x 30cm x 30cm or 50cm x 50cm x 50cm that are industrial equipment or heavy machinery/vehicle models. I would say that the material should be plastic, aluminum, etc.

Do you know any companies who can make these from Sketchup models?

You mean you just want to make a model to 'scale' or you need to export the SU model to a file to be printed or milled?

If you model the bunkers and greens in SU, and then turn on the shadows, you might be satisfied with the results and then have no need to post process shadows in.

The attached are sand piles modelled in SU, no post process of any sort.

Image 1.jpg

Interesting. I'm still working my way through the Unity tutorials.

I was very surprised at how easy it was to import SketchUp models right out of the box.

@unknownuser said:

Affinity Designer is a vector editor like Illustrator not a raster (photoshop etc)

No seems the Windows version has also basic principal raster Pixels functions! 😉
Not all like Toshop (will be the next Affinity Photo Mac & Pc) but yet something !
Pixels.jpg

Very cool! 😎
Use the speedy Tools...
And the PDF format export can for example be using for Moi3D then Export to SU! 💚
raster.jpg

https://s6.postimg.org/7rb9o5wcx/gear.jpg

https://s6.postimg.org/a9wyoui35/GIF_gear.gif

[Affinity Designer + Affinity Photo] will be a big [Toshop + Illustrator] challenger at less [90 €] ! 😄
(Thx the Brexsit)

Maybe ?

@miikka1978 said:

For some years ago there was DoubleCad that was free to use but it seems that it is no longer available.

Its still there.
https://www.turbocad.com/content/doublecad-xt-v5

@gus r said:

I am not aware of being able to use any source textures with the Poliigon generator.

Another option might be Architextures where you can upload a source texture. I created some textures there yesterday and uploaded some that I required. You can add textures. Not sure how many.

You can generate a basic diffuse or color map and a black and white bmp. I like to create a normal map using the Nvidia Texture Tools. That's for rendering.

It's $5.95/month.

Thanks for this tip. This seems like a perfect solution for my purpose. I just assigned for this at least for a month.

@rich o brien said:

This is quite good for a free alternative to node based procedural material creation...

Link Preview Image Material Maker

Material Maker procedural textures authoring tool web page

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(www.materialmaker.org)

I will also check the Material Maker. After a quick test this seems to be really comprehensive tool but it takes quite some time to learn to use it. I tested quickly some basic templates but even those included so many inputs/outputs that I got totally confused.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will need to check Spline Fit plugin and Curvizard. Sorry for not being 100% clear with my explanation, I agree that I should have had picture in the beginning to explain the matter.

Here is what I am looking for, see below. Basically I would like to modify my contours so that I could add more line segments into the straight parts. This would be essential when creating terrain mesh.

Actually, I did some testing with Curvizard and I didn't find a way to add segments to straight parts without affecting the round parts. When using poly divider function I get more segments in straight parts part but I lose the multiple segment in round parts, and therefore I lose the original form of the contour.

http://i.imgur.com/apKLBc7.png

@ntxdave said:

These are really neat..... 👍
What tools/plugins did you use to produce the skp model?

I pretty much use Sketchup only creating the shape of the terrain and spaltmaps that I use for texturing the terrain Unity 3D. When modeling terrain I mainly use Topo Shaper plugin, which is great when working with contour lines.