Curved Surfaces in Google SketchUp

This is some kind of a tutorial of how i prefer to do this.

1: Create desired contour lines in 2 projections. And make a group from them.
2: Craete desired profile in 3-rd projection (quarter-circle arc in this case).
3: Create additional "helper-plane" which i use to scale the sections more easily. And make it a group
4: Copy this plane along the axis of the first 2 contours. The more copies u'll do the more detailed your surface will be.
5: This auxiliary planes will be used for [push-pull]ing and scaling the profile(or section) along the contour-lines more easily.
6: Start by copying and scaling the first profile (arc in this case) on the first plane. (by referencing the black dots where the contour-lines intersect the plane)
7: When scaling is complete [push-pull] the profile to the next plane and rescale as needed.
8: To see the profile more clearly, delete or hide the planes that you used already.
9: Delete all unnecessary geometry and smooth the remaining lines.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• curves
• curved
• organic
• surface
• sketchup
• sketch
• up
• google
• tutorial

[gdb89]

you can do it with the sandbox tool! It is faster!

[lsnderick]

Its just and example explaining the method of doing complex geometry, like aircraft hull etc.

[MasterM1001]

Same question as the guy before plus when I try to scale the face, it moves my contour lines too. How do you fix that?

[lsnderick]

1st, try copying something and then type /10 then hit enter :) And 2nd u should group the contour lines first (or u can make em a component) :)

[durrroy]

What good is training video with no audio?

[arrie2]

nice, this is a very interesting technique, i never used it before. It sure will be helpfull to me. Thank you.

[fasterharderstronger]

Feck me! Can Anyone Help? I have to have this done for Thursday! how do i make a glass roof with curved beams?

[shorty6049]

this would have been great with sound... There's a few things you're doing that I'm not really familiar with and the step by step doesn't cover them

[redlerred7]

@jozo314 nvm I already know

[jozo314]

@redlerred7 Try using the circle tool with more edges for a smoother surface !

[kcaly413]

@durrroy God bless you for saying that. Couldnt agree more

[sickoslater]

@SanityRestorer well he could of used audioswap or even better actually given us instructions. lol wat can happen in 3 weeks hey? i don't even use sketchup anymore

[SanityRestorer]

@sickoslater yeah, I love those tutorials where instead of spending time to explain stuff, the creator spends his time choosing the song for the copyright infringement.

[sickoslater]

background music please

[redlerred7]

At 1:20 how did you smooth the circle?

[redlerred7]

Finally I can make a loop-de-loop without those irritating lines!