@unknownuser said:

back to matt though.. really, what you're drawing there is possible in sketchup but it's way more involved than a simple chamfer with rounded edges.. the angle of the bevel is constantly changing (at least how you have it drawn.. not sure if you're intending for it to look that way or not).. are you wanting a consistent bevel all the way around or are you aiming for the change in angles?

Hmm. If I'm reading you right, the angle of the bevel should be consistent across each edge loop. I've got a few tight turn spots in there, but there shouldn't be any places where it'll rotate to a different facing or get wider or skinnier. Or at least there shouldn't be.

So yeah, consistent bevels all the way.

Sure thing.

Nouveau Door.

Jeff, that's pretty damn handy. Thanks. It's kinda what I did to get my slant, cept a helluva lot quicker and easier. Only problem with it is doesn't work on slanted edges.

I think the problem I'm having with the plugin is I'm giving it too much to do (or my computer sucks, whichever). If I just do one or two arc edges, or give it something simple like the outside frame of the door, it finishes it up no time flat. But if I try to do the entire edge loop around one of my frames, even with just two segments, it freezes up and says it's computing for an endless amount of time.

To clarify a little more, what I'm trying to do is this. Just a small rounded bit to smoothen out the rough edge. I could delete everything I've done below and make it flat again, add 2 or 3 offsets, and use the push and scale tools to make some segments manually, but I'm still trying to find an easier way to do it.

Edit: I wonder why I have that invalid floating around midscreen. Hmm...

@gaieus said:

No, use Fredo's Round corner plugin.

Using. Couldn't get Sketchybevel to work, plus this one seems to be much more full featured.

Everything seems simple enough to set up, but damn it takes forever for it to do its thing. It's been sitting on computer for the last couple of minutes now, and doesn't ever seem to want to commit the changes it's supposedly making.

This is alot of effort just for some simple edge bevels.

Just checked out the plugins forum, and it looks like Sketchybevel would be the plugin I'd need. Unfortunately, I can't grab it. The link gives me a 404. I'll google it up and see if I can grab it elsewhere.

Appreciate the help.

Hey everybody! I'm already a bit of a semi-intermediate with this whole 3D thing, but figured I'd try out Sketchup to mock designs so I'd have a better idea of how to approach something when I'm making a new model. So far, my newbie attempt have been nice and smooth. Sketchup really is about as easy to use as everyone says. But I do have one question. How do I bevel inner edges? Planting an arc and using the Follow Me tool works fine for outer edges. But for inner bits, like the insets in my door I'm about to show, you can't get an arch in there to use.

So here's the door. What's the best way to go about beveling those edges?

Also, as an aside, is there a plugin I can use to export to .obj, or export as a heightmap?