Hi Solo and Gaieus, Thanks for the feedback. I have enjoyed the good cheer and banter. And they say people with engineering PhDs from Purdue ain't got no sense of funny. Actually the title of the post says it well: "simplest animation approach sought". Also in my post to the Welcome New SketchUp User of May03, 2009, I have mentioned the reasons for this work. The images will be used in a case study & article that I have just finished. The subject is aviation safety. In 1996 there was a night time air crash with a AeroPeru Boeing 757 where the static ports were accidentally left covered with tape ( see photo of wreckage ). This led to the generation and display of erroneous flight data that ultimately caused the plane to impact with the sea. I have come up with about 25 solutions, and this is one of the simplest ones. The airflow causes the cover to lift and clear the ports. Another uses a laser light source. All of this work is voluntary and on the basis of Common Good. I hope you like the new use for a Segway. Appreciate your feedback and ideas so far. I will keep asking them questions. .. ss [image: BUkh_ports.jpg] [image: qetX_Fig.8.jpg]

Hi Jeff and James, Thanks for your feedback. The YouTube segment is very helpful in that it shows the possibility of going back and changing the geometry with the scale tool. It is a pretty elaborate flying wing, and interesting to see it from start to finish. The segment on the wingtips is also very helpful, I will try out the soap bubble ruby. I had previously been to the PushPull site and downloaded most of the scripts there. I still do not know why 3DShapesTool does not persist after the last click. I have not found a tutorial on it. Jeff, your question about my skill level made me try and make a rounded cube. I am not sure how to send the attachment, but am sending it anyway. I need to read up on a bit more on the basic tools, especially using exact input in the VCB that did not seem to work for me. will keep at it. Many thanks for your feedback. Shahid Rounded_Cube.skp