I'm having some of the same issues. I've reinstalled the newest version of shape bender. I have a straight line on the red axis, but it won't let me click on it. I've had the plugin work yesterday for me, so I am not sure what the issue is here.

Here is the error that the Ruby console threw when I double clicked on the straight line:
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method all_connected' for nil:NilClass> C:/Users/charles/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender_data.rb:255:in line_picker'
C:/Users/charles/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender_data.rb:187:in `onLButtonUp'

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cotty, that didn't even occur to me to do it that way.

Just got what I needed to work. I came across the plugin shape bender, it was exactly what I needed!

I have a contour and then I have some geometry that I want to drape over the contour. I've tried making the contour a couple different ways, but nothing is working out for me. If someone could point me in the right direction I would be very grateful.

Fixed the piece I want to drape so that it fits the same width as the contoursidel.skp

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I've recently started using sketchup to help me with fabrication in the shop. I found a plugin that unwraps and flatten faces which is fantastic. I'm able to get the profile of all of the rolled pieces so I can cut templates out for when I am assembling.

The problem that I have is with rotation. When the plugin is finished, the faces end up cockeyed. I have a hard time orienting them so that I can create my dxf. Sometimes I can fumble around with them and get them oriented correctly, but it is far from efficient.

I've attached an example. If someone could please point me in the right direction, I sure would be grateful.

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