CURVED BALCONY RAILS IN SKETCHUP with Shape Bender

[@yasminbadgujar622]

thank you so much. i didn't have idea about this curved railing before watching your video.

[@artbdl9488]

Thanks a lot for your tutorial! I will learn more harder 💪

[@Erwin150857]

Excelente amigo, gracias por tus aportes.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@rominada8752]

great tutorial, but I just keep getting the red axis error every time I'm choosing the straight line! and I did everything according to your video, any help? could it be about the axis setup? also note that my Sketchup version is 2018

[@kartian1987]

same here..:(

[@kartian1987]

try to copy your component to 100% new file, create your shape there, and then copy it back to old model. It works for me..

[@MichaelFlynn0]

wow - going to download that one

[@Thesketchupessentials]

It's a good one - odd that I haven't done a tutorial with it in so long...Maybe more in the future! :)

[@KenanCakr]

You can make each part a seperate group and apply plugin one by one.. That way it easily bends shapes..

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Why when you can just bend the whole thing along the path? Seems like a lot of extra work...

[@KenanCakr]

My laptop can not bend some heavy geometry, i tried the way i said and it worked nice.. More than one source group, one straight line and one target line.. You don't have to draw the lines individually, it bends correctly..

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Got it - thanks!

[@nourmohamed1975]

I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION WHEN I USE SHAPE BENDER, IT HAS A STRAIGHT LINE. IT DOESN'T SHAPE THE LINE I MADE OR IT IS REVERSE.

[@veasnaprom9527]

But if I want to unbend the curve back to straight? What tool or what should I do ?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Undo?

[@drecrego8632]

Do you have a tutorial for making the iron fancy part??? The part in the center of the railing?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

No - I just downloaded it from the 3D Warehouse. That said, it's just a question of importing an image of the railing you'd like to create, tracing it using lines and arcs, then extruding it with Push/Pull

[@vimut2020]

Cool!

[@ellabraga8708]

Hi! Thanks for sharing..

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesperkinsmetalsculpture8303]

Nice !

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks Jim!

[@MlleVB]

Is it better shape bender or flowify?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Really depends on the application - I wouldn't say either is "better," just different

[@freakbiker]

Every time I try this it just makes the object into a V shape. I was trying to make a wall almost circular. Using Sketchup Pro 2021. I even tried just a plain wall with nothing else and still just a V shape

[@hanafihashim2138]

Why am i not getting the preview of the item bending after i click at the curve line? also, my sketchup didn't load or else after i click at the curve for the bending the object.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

What SketchUp version

[@hanafihashim2138]

@@Thesketchupessentials SketchUp Pro 2019 Version 19.0

[@ManiKhan-wm2lr]

I have a query that if your target line is bigger than the base line the rail is going to stretch which i don't want what is the solution for that ??

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Model your rail so it's the length of the target line?