Bending Geometry in SketchUp with Shape Bender - SketchUp Plugin of the Week #24

[@cdmcfall]

This plugin did exactly what I needed: a length of conical tubing bent around a form.

[@mandeath2971]

Modelling in sketchup is my new sport now

[@alejandrasanchez7726]

Fantastic! I have learnt more of SketchUp with your videos than in classes I had in the past. Thank you!!!!!

[@miraclespyer]

I really needed more tuts on fun ways to use the shape bender so thank you!

[@willembuiting]

Great video Justin. I Use the shape bender quite often and it's a great tool once you know it. Thanks again!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

It's definitely a great tool! Thanks for watching Willem!

[@raulalejandrojimenezquezad9971]

@@Thesketchupessentials please answer the cuestions above this coment about the program

[@rangerarmonika]

Simple extension, perfect manipulation. Thank you for the tutorial.

[@magnusagnwik9018]

I give up! It didn´t work for me... Tried to get a rectangular oblong piece to become an rectangular arc ....

[@alejandrasanchez7726]

It wasn`t working for me until I drew the object to work on top of the red axis, now it works. Please try!

[@fabiejohnmarkninoc.5217]

Does the base line need to be in one group with the main shape? having trouble with the base line part

[@rinbandanasonyeondansanada4056]

so I selected the component, activated shape bender, the cursor changed for me to choose the base line but I can't select any line in the component no matter what I do? After watching your other video for curved balcony, I drew another straight line outside the component that runs along the red axis, but still got a message saying "Please select a line that is drawn on the red axis" :(

[@Thesketchupessentials]

The line shouldn't be in the component. It should be outside the component

[@rinbandanasonyeondansanada4056]

yes as I said, it is outside the component, along the red axis, yet I still get the error message to tell me to do what I already did...

[@Traderhood]

@@rinbandanasonyeondansanada4056 The straight line under the component doesn't have to be on the red line. Curved line needs to be on the red line. So steps are: Create flat group or component you want to bend. Outside of that group you want to bend draw a STRAIGHT line. Then draw a CURVED line across the red line. Then to bend the shape: 1. Select the component/group you want to bend 2 Click on Shape Bender icon or select Shape Bender from extension menu. 3. Click on straight line. 4. Click on curved line.

[@AmyDiva15]

It made it so easy... Thank you so much

[@Thevicioustrap]

Hi , even through ive used this extension once (used arc tool to make the curve) , after the alignment it shows the outline of the sofa I wanted to place as the walls are curved , unfortuately it stops by showing the outline after curving and doesnt finish in form. please suggest tips to rectify this issue. Thankyou!

[@mayankbhardwaj209]

Dear Sir, I am unable to find the line on red axis in a component, Please help me out with this.

[@artbdl9488]

I have a question. I really want to use this. But when i try it, it didn't work. Sometimes i don't find the red axis, or when i found it, the shape formed as i didn't want to. So i hope u make a tutorial again with real time & from the basic. Thank you so much 🙏

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Try this tutorial - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b52aaYqrpap4Y9E

[@trandoan2872]

It is really interesting. Thank you so much!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you liked it!

[@IaEnstera]

Unfortunately not compatible with SketchUp2021....

[@AdamTomaszczyk]

Great explaination! Thank you!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you liked it! Thanks!

[@nguyenthanhthuyllv1264]

THAT IS AMAZING CONTENT. THANKYOU MAN. i LOVE YOU KEEP POSTING VIDEO!!!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

👍

[@blastardinc]

How do I skew an entire group or component.

[@chancesureshot2718]

Having trouble bending a irregular pyramid frame structure made of lines, is it no meant for something like that?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Should work for just about any kind of shape...

[@chancesureshot2718]

@@Thesketchupessentials Got it to work, thanks a bunch for the vids!

[@muccizz7428]

Hello Sir,,, im having a problem of installing the shape bender,, it is saying its unsigned,,, have a good day

[@petermarychurch9743]

SO.... Took me a while to get this working.... But it seemed it was my custom TEMPLATE I was using that was the problem.. I was doing everything right but it just would not work. Group target - straight line and curved line on red axes. I just would not work. I think it may have been something to do with the Axes. I ended up using Construction Documentation - Millimeters and it worked fine. SO IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE TRY CHANGING THE TEMPLATE AND RESTARTING SKETCHUP AND TRY AGAIN ! Hope this helps some of you..

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I'm glad this worked for you, but I don't see any way changing the template would affect this extension working...

[@selinlawira9600]

i already follow your step but why its still cant bend my object. Can you explain to me?

[@erwinjoaquin7600]

same

[@augustonolli]

Were you able to use it in the SketchUp 2019 version?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Don't know - haven't tested it with 2019 yet

[@botzinho]

@@Thesketchupessentials I installed it on my SketchUp 2019 and it did not work too. "Start" and "end" are not written on the line, and therefore do not build the new component.

[@MontrealTribalFusion]

@@Thesketchupessentials I can't seem to make it work in 2019. I can select the base and curve lines but nothing happens after.

[@DinadenFilms]

@@Thesketchupessentials Does not work in 2019.

[@miraclespyer]

Was the honeycomb pattern something from the warehouse or did you make it from scratch?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I made it from scratch - I did something similar in this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nau0qZaIfZKJabM - Thanks!

[@estherchui8901]

do you have any tutorial that can learn to create a spiral shape but the size is different from top to bottom

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I'd use the helix along curve extension

[@ahmedelattar8259]

can you show how to make a chain or barbie wire as a model and not a s a material Justin. thanks

[@AASWORLD]

thank u

[@Thesketchupessentials]

You're welcome!

[@utkarshmishra6429]

I dont know what is the problem but the curved wall isn't curved according to the reference line

[@dtrachtman]

I can't seem to get this to work in Sketchup 2019. Sketchup 2019 is not listed as supported, so is it me or does it just not work in Sketchup 2019?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

It hasn't been updated to work with 2019 yet - I have the same issue. If you need to use shape bender, I recommend 2018

[@dtrachtman]

@@Thesketchupessentials ok, thanks. I actually got FredoScale to work. Your video for that was helpful too.

[@zalaline]

thank you

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@izzatyameera3423]

Cool!

[@nlanni]

I'm using 2019. It doesn't seem to work for me. Not sure if I need a separate file to be loaded first. tried an example exactly use in another one of your videos (including baseline along red axis and welded my curved line) and it doesn't seem to work.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Correct - the extension developer hasn't updated it for use in the 2019 version. It works up through the 2018 version

[@nlanni]

@@Thesketchupessentials Thanks for monitoring this page - I know that you posted your vid a while ago. Do have an educated guess if he is going to update and if so when? Just a guess I know you're not a mind reader and it's somebody's else's product.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

No clue - extension updates can be unpredictable, which I why I always recommend people keep their previous version loaded when they update (which doesn't help if you started in SketchUp 2019)

[@JarMagno]

im using 2016 pro and i think its not compatible i tried doing what you did but doesnt work for me. Do i need to include my baseline to the group of my shape?

[@petermarychurch9743]

Try changing the template to Construction Documentation - Millimeters

[@alinazari4766]

hi , is it work on 21 version ?

[@EugeneOkean]

thank you for video. Though I don't have even a dollar to help you at the moment, just Big Human Thank you

[@Thesketchupessentials]

That's totally fine - glad it helped! :)

[@EugeneOkean]

How much does a cup of coffee cost in your location (or whatever cup of drink you like) ? If you do have a paypal acc - let me know your acc mail or id (because seems like I really don't have other payment options). OR mail me to [e-mail] the - I will send you some coin for a cup of coffee. You and Andrew Price (Blender Guru) sometime really help me and time to time are making my day. I'm not able to send much, but at least a small piece of my thanks are possible.

[@SalmanKhan-hp8zs]

ammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaazing bruhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@Thesketchupessentials]

:)

[@stephdjedje4964]

I'm following all the steps. But nothing is showing

[@amelputri8501]

coollll i love u

[@latriga3631]

will this work for sketchup pro 2017?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Did you try it?

[@markcampano1184]

I can't get it to show up as an option to use. I added the rbz file to my tools folder. I'm using 2017

[@HelleRita]

For some reason when the shape is good in preview and ready and I click "enter" to finish, it disappear? Wonder what happens? I have used it in SU8, now running SU 2016pro. Anybody please?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Not sure - did the exact same model work in SU8?

[@HelleRita]

Can't answer that because I don't have SU8 installed anymore. I found out when hitting enter the new shape gets created waaayyy up in the sky and that's why I didn't notice it. At least now it gets done only have to place it "down to earth" :-) ps: love your videos

[@dindaadhana4692]

@@HelleRita thankyou so much, this happen to me too AHAHAH

[@yoshi64nsmbx]

does this actually works in skp 2019 because it isnt to me

[@avp6504]

No it is not working neither for me

[@yoshi64nsmbx]

alright, guess i'll just use flowify which does similiar thing

[@projedestek750]

Didn't work at the end there is nothing just waiting to see sth but no, I use 2019 please help ?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Download the most up to date version?

[@stephdjedje4964]

@@Thesketchupessentials please what is the latest one..I'm having the same issue

[@stephdjedje4964]

Solved it .it was coming from my sketchup version

[@zadamai2533]

Why mine build in a wrong direction when am using it :(

[@Thesketchupessentials]

You need to tap the up arrow key to switch the start/finish points of your object

[@zadamai2533]

Cool I solve it thanks yr Chanel help me a lot:)

[@khadijaalkindi7463]

Why don’t work ? I have doing same step

[@Thesketchupessentials]

That's not enough information for me to be able to help you...

[@sarahgh9440]

I have a question, If I have something like a window that I want to bend, and the shape that I have consists of several curves next to each other (not one arc or curve), is it possible to bend the window to those curves all at once as if the curves were one curve? Please help, I have a project, and this is very important :") Thank you!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I'm not aware of a way to curve along multiple curves at once. You could curve along one, then go back and run it again along a different curve...

[@sarahgh9440]

Thank you! :D I'll try that~