Subdivide and Smooth - softening edges in Sketchup

[pictureframeproduct]

Your on the wrong website i think you were looking for flickr when you posted this slide show.

[mimosa006]

i dont have those tools in sketchup 8 :S what do i do ?

[antibulletdodger101]

I really need to learn this and this video helped me with noting. how am I supposed to see whats going on.. 1 star

[krash88x]

Their are plenty of posts featuring this plug-in. Actually, I only posted it to show a friend the end results and how quickly they can be accomplished. This is not a tutorial. Thanks.

[krash88x]

Sketchup's soft edges are just a shading technique, whereas Subdivide & Smooth actually creates geometry and kind of "averages" the vertexes. But still, the effect is less than desirable most of the time.

[krash88x]

This plug-in is nice for smoothing some corners, but you probably won't find much use for it otherwise. It doesn't compare to Max or Maya smoothing.

[antibulletdodger101]

Hey Krash! perhaps you can help me, I just bought the smooth-application but when I try to export is to Illustrator it doesnt work! Did I buy it for nothing? Please tell me I didnt

[krash88x]

I'm not sure I understand... The Subdivide and Smooth Plug-in is used to smooth 3D Geometry in Sketchup while Illustrator, I believe, only deals with 2D vector graphics. This plug-in has no import/export functions, but Sketchup itself can export a 2D image that can be imported into any image software, though, not in a vector format.

[krash88x]

If you have an angular, boxy 3D model in Sketchup and want to "soften" the shape, this plug-in is for you. However, if you want 2D vector exports, then it can't help you... I will also add that I am unclear on the export options that the pro version of Sketchup provides since I only use the free version.

[antibulletdodger101]

what I ment was that I used the smooth-effect in sketchup, and when I wanted to export that sketchupfile to illustrator it didnt work. there was an error message which has never happened before.

[krash88x]

I guess you are using the Pro version, which file format are you exporting to and what is the error message?

[Kactapuss]

@antibulletdodger101 I also have no idea what you are talking about. Illustrator is a 2D vector program. Sketchup is a 3D modeling program. What you are asking makes as much sense as asking how to import a movie into a book. Not sure what business a sketchup model has in illustrator unless you are looking for a screenshot. If you were trying to live-trace a screenshot then smoothing the edges in sketchup would hurt more than help.

[antibulletdodger101]

Before you make stupid metaphors you might want to learn Sketchup proparly.

You are obviously not aware that you can export 3D sketchupmodels to 2D Adobe Illustrator files. I do know what Im talking about, Im a graphic news designer by profession and use exported Sketchup vectorfiles to Illustrator on a daily basis in my work at a newspaper. And Ive also solved the puzzle with the subdivide and smooth I had earlier. Works just as well when exported to 2D.

[XpsychoholicslagX]

I don't model this fast, trust me. The video went double speed once YouTube converted it. I have no idea why. I may post another version to see if that helps.

[ernie90900]

too fuckin fast cant see shit