Bending a Shape to Create an Arch in SketchUp

Bending a Shape to Create an Arch in SketchUp - A quick tutorial
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In this SketchUp quick tutorial, we're going to create a bent arch out of straight shapes.
Tools for this tutorial
Multiple Offsets - sketchucation.com/forums/viewt...
FredoScale - sketchucation.com/pluginstore?...
Rectangle Tool
Push/Pull Tool
Scale Tool
Move Tool
Rotate Tool
This is a two step process.
Step 1 - Model your shape with the rectangle and multiple offset tools
Step 2 - Bend your shape with FredoScale
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Mind blowing use of selection tool to invert selection! I never thought about it in all these years. Thanks.

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Awesome! Thanks for watching!

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[@Thesketchupessentials]

Will do! Thanks for watching!

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Man, you are fast! Hard to keep up. Great video once again. Greatz from the Netherlands!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching Willem!

[@GimliTehDwarf]

THIS IS AWESOME! Thank you. Will try to work this in.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks - Glad you liked it!

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Thank you for the video! Your presentation is very easy to follow! Have a nice day :)

[@Thesketchupessentials]

You too Kevin!

[@maggysantana3878]

Greate video. I learned something new today with you. Can you please do a the steel W33 x 141 I beam bending with different high points? Thanks you.

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Thanks for the tutorials

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

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[@philandrawis6232]

very nice plugin from freado and a nice way to use it from you thanks

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Fredo is awesome! :)

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too sweet, amazing, thanks for the post.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks Donald!

[@kajekinapalindi3436]

Can u make detail arc strukture?

[@universh373]

Hi teacher .i really like you training.i would like to pratique .but i can't have JHS power bar panel ,please could you give me the link to download that.

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Sometimes I watch your videos not because of the content, but because I like the way you talk lol

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Never gotten that before, but as long as you're enjoying the videos :) Thanks for watching!

[@bzz3624]

Great videos.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you're enjoying them. Thanks for watching!

[@mingminglam7149]

Hi teacher, I don't have multiple offsets in my Extension SketchUp pro? Only shown Extension Manager, Extension Warehouse and Developer... May i know why please?

[@hbkhbk7618]

Thanks u for help us that work really great

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you liked it!

[@IQRAChannel]

thanks bro

[@APBP1]

im pretty sure you could have done the same with curviloft but idk if it would stretch the object. bu you just need to draw the face. note: curviloft is a pain but once you get the grid to match properly you are golden. never heard of shapebender. ill make sure to download it.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I don't think you could re-create the arch shape with all the detailing with curviloft. You could probably create a draped face, but the actual arching pattern probably wouldn't work so well. Also, make sure you download "FredoScale," not shape bender for this one. Thanks!

[@zdammadzii]

this one helps! thanks a lot! my problem is, it changes the scale after bending. how do i maintain the scale? like for example a have a box with a length of 4 meters after a bend it it becomes 2ish. idk y can u help me with that? :D

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Well, if you bend something in half, it's going to be half the length :p ... You could either model your object twice as big knowing that it's going to get bent, or you could use the tape measure tool to re-scale your object up to the size you like after the fact. Does that help?

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nice work bro :)

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@erosangelos9422]

hello and appreciate for the tip and now please if you can tell me how to install it ,because I ve downloaded from the site you suggest and dont know how to install . if its no problem for you ,please thanks again

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Hi there! SketchUp just put out this video on their official channel that might help you - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3fah6CZbaxmabs - Thanks!

[@christinatasou6437]

hey this helped me a lot! thank you! my only problem is that in the project that i am working on i wanted something like this to be the roof of a curved ramp with different levels. Do you think is possible to do it with this technique?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Sounds kind of tricky - might be more of a curviloft/curvishear thing...

[@christinatasou6437]

@@Thesketchupessentials Ok thank you i will check it out.

[@sudhirtamhane5953]

wow ...incredible

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks Sudhir!

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just subscribed

[@sharekoto2463]

is there any bend tool plug in that work on sketch up 2016?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Does FredoScale not work with SketchUp 2016? I haven't really tested it, but I thought there was some reverse compatibility there. Thanks!

[@ariellacampos3485]

Really great video! But FredoScale isn't working in my Sketchup Make 2017.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Hi Ariella - have you tried updating it to the newest version? Or uninstalling and reinstalling? I'm running Make 2017 and it's working for me. Thanks!

[@erosangelos9422]

Hi , great video tutorial! I like it and all your other videos I am trying to watch .Thanks for explaining everything in detail and very clear ,this is very Appreciative work :-) Hooray! for now on I ll be watching your tut's more often ) one question please if you can tell me how and where I can download this Multiple Offset tool ,I search in extensions and its only this "3d offset "tool I could download so far and this is not what you are showing. thank you for your help!

[@erosangelos9422]

Thanks a lot )) appreciate!

[@dcdunifox263]

i couldn't find the multiple offset option in my version. what to do?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Did you install the extension multiple offset? More info on that here - kzbin.info?o=U&video_id=fs3QXjABfm0 Thanks!

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as always amazing

[@angelcristo1000]

Hi, that shape is amazing but is it printable?

[@WILL-fu6jk]

where do i download the fredo scale from ?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

SketchUcation Plugin Store

[@imranchaudhry7805]

plugin seems to have issues with 2018 version of sketchup

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I don't think so - I'm running 2018 and it works fine

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great viideos..keep posting please! !:)

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Will do - thanks for watching!

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where to download plugins

[@Thesketchupessentials]

The extension locations are listed in the video description. Thanks!

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6:02 .... Up Down, Up Down, .... Up Down :P

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Lol! :)

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Lol :) Thanks

[@alexra9967]

mine doesn't bend, it just flips heeeelp

[@karotchoeung290]

nice video but too much talking, make it nice and short, and just get into the subject please.

[@celloredivo1410]

would have been nice to know you literally cant use this unless you pay for the extensions. spent forever to figure this out just to not be able to use this.

[@behindthechange8947]

Before creating tutorials, learn how to talk less. You talk too much unneccessary stuffs.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

There are a bunch of channels on KZbin with SketchUp tutorials with no talking - you're free to go try those out instead

[@thaliacoetzee7014]

when I try to get the plugin, it says page not found?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Just updated the link