@Mike-Amos This is a great idea. Always love that it's something so simple

@Rich-O-Brien Thank you. Pro-tip!

Is there a way to shrink wrap material around an object using Clothworks?

Or another totally different method?

Trying to emulate paper wrapping around some complex shapes like a skateboard wrapped in gift wrap.

I know I could retexture a model with a giftwrap texture, but looking to achieve something a bit more believable that loses some of the sharpness of the original object.

@Dave-R Ah yeah. That works. Thank you.

@Dave-R Thank you.

I hadn't even considered that as an option as a way to model this geo.

I'm trying to get the same method to work on more complicated geo, but without much luck. Any ideas on something like this?

Anyway to get big bevelled corners without overlapping geometry?

I've got this arch wall, that's exectruded inwards ~400mm using PushPull > Thicken. Wall is ~1300mm high.

Looking to bevel the top corner edges by 300mm rounded bevels or bigger, to have a nice fall off cuve.

I often have issues like this where I run into the limits of overlapping geo which then dictate the size of the bevel.

I've been using Fredo6 RoundCorner plugin tools.

Any solutions?

@fredo6 Amazing. Thank you such a quick fix Fredo!

@fredo6 The material browser has worked in the past. It just now no longer opens when I click the 3x3 grid button.

Here's the output of the Ruby Console.

Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `entities' for nil:NilClass>
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmiro.rbe:364:in `family_search_stamped_faces'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3058:in `miro_detect'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1784:in `analyze_picked_face'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1418:in `pick_current_element'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1385:in `handle_move'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4246:in `onMouseMove'
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `entities' for nil:NilClass>
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmiro.rbe:364:in `family_search_stamped_faces'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3058:in `miro_detect'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1784:in `analyze_picked_face'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1418:in `pick_current_element'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1385:in `handle_move'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4246:in `onMouseMove'
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `entities' for nil:NilClass>
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmiro.rbe:364:in `family_search_stamped_faces'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3058:in `miro_detect'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1784:in `analyze_picked_face'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1418:in `pick_current_element'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1385:in `handle_move'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4246:in `onMouseMove'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4220:in `onMouseMove_zero'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3014:in `change_current_material'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmaindialog.rbe:2081:in `matbro_notify_event_exec'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmaindialog.rbe:2068:in `matbro_notify_event'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:1740:in `call'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:1740:in `notify_event'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:3626:in `matos_set_current_from_su'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:3528:in `on_material_event_exec'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:3517:in `block (2 levels) in on_material_event'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:3515:in `each'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:3515:in `block in on_material_event'
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `entities' for nil:NilClass>
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmiro.rbe:364:in `family_search_stamped_faces'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3058:in `miro_detect'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1784:in `analyze_picked_face'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1418:in `pick_current_element'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1385:in `handle_move'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4246:in `onMouseMove'
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `entities' for nil:NilClass>
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmiro.rbe:364:in `family_search_stamped_faces'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3058:in `miro_detect'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1784:in `analyze_picked_face'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1418:in `pick_current_element'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1385:in `handle_move'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4246:in `onMouseMove'
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `entities' for nil:NilClass>
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmiro.rbe:364:in `family_search_stamped_faces'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3058:in `miro_detect'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1784:in `analyze_picked_face'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1418:in `pick_current_element'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1385:in `handle_move'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4246:in `onMouseMove'
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `entities' for nil:NilClass>
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmiro.rbe:364:in `family_search_stamped_faces'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3058:in `miro_detect'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1784:in `analyze_picked_face'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1418:in `pick_current_element'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1385:in `handle_move'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4246:in `onMouseMove'
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `entities' for nil:NilClass>
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmiro.rbe:364:in `family_search_stamped_faces'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3058:in `miro_detect'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1784:in `analyze_picked_face'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1418:in `pick_current_element'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1385:in `handle_move'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4246:in `onMouseMove'
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `entities' for nil:NilClass>
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmiro.rbe:364:in `family_search_stamped_faces'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3058:in `miro_detect'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1784:in `analyze_picked_face'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1418:in `pick_current_element'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1385:in `handle_move'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4246:in `onMouseMove'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4220:in `onMouseMove_zero'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:2994:in `sample_current_material'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:2047:in `handle_click_down'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4258:in `onLButtonDown'
Error: Error: nil
nil
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `entities' for nil:NilClass>
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmiro.rbe:364:in `family_search_stamped_faces'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:3058:in `miro_detect'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1784:in `analyze_picked_face'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1418:in `pick_current_element'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:1385:in `handle_move'
c:/users/enswlaw/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupainttool.rbe:4246:in `onMouseMove'

The material browser has stopped working for me. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling ThruPaint a couple of times now.

ThruPaint works as expected, except the Material Browser function never appears when clicking on the button in the UI toolbar.

Any ideas?

Thanks TIG. I'm not aware of any firewall issues but I'll investigate this further and hopefully that resolves the issue.

I've now cleared the cache in both Chrome and Safari but unfortunately that hasn't resvoled the issue.

That's correct, I'm using SketchUp 2017 Make edition.

Thanks for those suggestions @DaveR

However, the issues still seem to persist despite trying the following:

• Uninstalling and reinstalling SketchUcation plugin
• Updating to the latest version 4.2.0 downloaded via the Resources page. This is the latest version currently available
• Clearing my Firefox cache. I don't have Internet Explorer installed on my macbook.

Are there any other suggested fixes?

I'm unable to install any plugins directly via the Sketchucation Extension Store Plugin 4.2.0. Every time I try to install any plugin or use the Bundle install option I get the error:

UnZIP Error : Could not unzip archive.

I'm able to install plugins via the Archiver Installer inside Sketchucation Extension Store Plugin. So I can install them indvidually but it's less convinent switching back and forth between Sketchup and Firefox to download each one.

First off, apologies for my lack of reply. There's a lot of really great answers, suggestions and just general knowledge that I wasn't expecting. Thanks @Box @JQL @ntxdave.

For clarity, the shoe aspect is more about modelling a representation of my clients product so that it can be placed within a space. And avoid having to comp in trainer products into final visuals in Photoshop. The main focus of my task is to design and iterate through options for a given event / space. Given Sketchup works to sizes accurately this can be quite quick at times.

I've attached a couple of examples, using Warehouse examples, showing the approx basic level of rendering / representation that would be satisfactory.

Side note: @JQL mentioned "Incredible rendering engines that render this in secs;". Can you expand on this?

I use SkecthUp to visualise event ideas for a sportswear brand. Because a lot of the work is based around showing off sneakers / trainers ahead of their public release, I'm looking for advice on what's the best way to create a fairly accurate representation of a sneaker / trainer for my models?

For each event design, I always get a couple of shots of each trainer. This is usually a side on, bottom (sole) and top down shot.

Any recommendations on how to try and create a model that I can use in my designs? Something more than just a flat graphic on a plane?