Modeling Complex Structures in SketchUp with Extrude Tools and Flowify!

[@joebassXXL]

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[@Thesketchupessentials]

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[@alexsix2411]

Weld... The thing I'm dreaming about for more than 10 years but had no idea existed ! Brought to me by Justin... Who else ? :D You're always a big help, even for what I'm not looking help with ^^ Thanks man !

[@Thesketchupessentials]

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[@Thesketchupessentials]

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[@Thesketchupessentials]

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[@spacecreative386]

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[@Urbanease]

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[@margod51]

Love your voice and way of teaching!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

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[@monsterknob]

This seems like it would be wonderful for throwing curved sidewalks, parking lots, etc. onto site plans.....very excited to try out. Thanks for your work, chief.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@joseph01061]

Hello from London, Firstly , I can’t thank you enough for these video tutorials. You have enabled me to save lots of time modelling to sets for work, so thank you . Secondly I need to create a cave for a to studio set, 20ft high and modelling in S/UP , I’ve gone down the sandbox route and sculpting the walls , it’s time consuming and although I want an organic look , you def get that with sandbox with little control (that’s due to my lack of experience too) . I wondered if you had any ideas using flowify or another type of extension or general advise . I’ll beef it all up with rocks found in the 3D warehouse. Thanks again for the tutorials

[@lkpa1059]

I am always watch you'r tutorials and thankful for you.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks very much!

[@jonalesch]

Great review! I'm new to product design, and one of my projects is organic like these examples. Thanks!

[@mmamus]

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[@Thesketchupessentials]

There are a bunch of good channels out there as well - just make sure what you're hearing makes sense to you :)

[@samizin911]

Pra quem não se dá mt bem com inglês eu tentei fazer o passo a passo, espero que ajude: 1 - Criar um arco 2 - Copiar o arco para usar como referência 3 - Criar uma linha a partir da ferramenta “arco” da ponta de um arco até o arco referência 4 - Unir os segmentos usando a extensão “Weld”. 5 - Copiar o seguimento formado com o comando “move” até a outra ponta do arco 6 - Espelhar ou virar a linha usando a ferramenta “escala” ou “rotacionar” 7 Clicar na ferramenta Extrude by rails, selecionar respectivamente o primeiro arco criado, as duas linhas e depois o arco referência 8 - Seguir as opções 9 - Criar uma linha no no eixo azul a partir do inicio do primeiro arco 10 - Criar um retângulo no em direção a extensão da forma 11 - Fazer outro segmento de reta a partir da outra ponta do mesmo arco e conecta-la ao retângulo criado 12 - Selecionar as duas linhas e criar grupo 13 - Selecionar o retângulo e criar grupo 14 - Selecionar os 3 grupos e formar outro grupo 15 - Fora dos grupos, criar um retângulo em cima do retângulo criado 16 - Criar formas para servirem de guias para a ferramenta Flowify 17 - Selecionar toda a forma e usar a ferramenta Multiples offsets 18 - Seguir as opções 19 - Deletar as linha entre linhas das “paredes” formadas com a borracha. 20 - Clique dentro da “parede” criada duas vezes para seleciona-la e depois segurando shift selecione toda a forma (isso vai deslecionar as paredes e selecionar apenas as faces [inverteu-se a seleção]) e depois delete as faces. 21 - Crie um grupo dessa forma separadamente 22 - Selecione os dois grupos (o grupo com os 3 ‘componentes’ e o grupo que acabamos de criar) 23 - Clique na ferramenta Flowify 24 - Esse processo pode demorar um pouco dependendo da configuração do seu computador.

[@vicarioustube]

Brilliant I am battling to get my first exercise along your tutorial

[@avaleong2393]

hi! Could I ask how to change the height of the middle part? Without adjusting the both ends

[@wuchenshin99]

Thank you for the tutorial. Can sketchup build complex Jewelry design instead of using Rhino or blender?

[@levisarq]

I had to subscribe! Simple yet amazing explanation! God bless you for sharing your knowledge my friend!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@gabrielle9202]

Hi! I'm having a problem with the download of the extention. The plugin doesn't appear for use, even if I go to the tool window, I just can't find the plugin

[@willembuiting]

Love you're creative ideas. Makes me wonder how far you can go with flowefy before it crashes. :-)

[@Thesketchupessentials]

As long as your PC will keep generating new geometry!!!!

[@baniaraja1243]

good work king, love you

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Appreciate it!

[@havvadenizsimsek8773]

hey well I clicked show terrain but it didn't work on my google earth view so do you know how to solve that problem??

[@muccizz7428]

This is gold

[@PhillipeBUDKA]

Chapeau et champion.

[@servandovillazon9951]

can this work for a terrain and put it on top the sidewalks and roads? cause it dosent work that example for me

[@cloudpicturescgi]

Hello sir , how to import SketchUp models in substance painter and add materials ?

[@bernardrvdu3007]

clear and easy to follow tutorial!thanks!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks very much!

[@aliasgmbh582]

Pretty interesting program. I am professional digital modeler working in automotive area. Bit curious how this will work and affect to automotive designers. Thank you for sharing your video

[@georgespapillon364]

I mist that one in January ! And I really like this video. This will be useful to me. Thanks again,

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Cool! Have fun with it George!

[@trivikramhirlekar9261]

the multiple offset plugin is not visible..please help

[@sarahgauthierdesaintmathie4580]

A big thank you for your many tutorials! I follow them with great interest and start to master a lot of plugins thanks to you! But Flowify continues to pose a problem for me: I am desperately trying to operate on a curved surface (vase). I create the half-vase without thickness, I have 4 corners. I draw my lines, and I make my surface, I make my three groups that I put in one big group. I click on "Impose Grid", but it doesn't work. I tried several times, the grid cannot apply. I'm desperate. Do you know where the problem can come from? Many thanks in advance if you have the time and the desire to respond.

[@nourakamila3089]

i have the same problem here.. please, anyone can explain this? thank youuuuu

[@majesticmonil]

Regarding the flowify extension, did you just draw any random rectangle, and connected the two corners with those projection lines on the main object? Because in one of the videos about flowify, you said that the impose grid won't work unless the dimensions of the rectangle are exactly the same as the main object below!

[@dinslayerofficial899]

Is this works on versions of 2016 sketch up?

[@cliffscott2729]

Hi Justin, How do I access the extrusion tools?

[@maximjuma2547]

very good tutorials! thanks, bro.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you like them!

[@aroosaazhar421]

my flowify grid is not appearing even I grouped everyting perfectly. can you help please?

[@methla]

Just Started,, thanks lot broo

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Welcome 👍

[@theveil2586]

Do the techniques and features you use require paid sketchup pro or will the free web based version suffice?

[@bethelhemkebere196]

thank you so much for this video

[@masoudariankia9439]

Hi ..my best regard for you & thanks a lot ............your guide ............

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@stilusforfun]

I can not do something like this with the free version right?

[@NataZolotaya]

Everything seems so clear and easy, but impose grid just does not work at all for me sadly :/ even with the simplest of shapes. Maybe something wrong with my plugin?

[@farshiddel7844]

perfect thank you i have a question please answer how i can use .fbx or .obj format in sketchup ?

[@aidennymes6335]

10:20 you can triple click and then deselect the outer one with shift(or ctrl, i dont remember) click. Much faster ✌️

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I'd say about the same, actually, but still should work - thanks!

[@virusxhuynh4557]

your videos are very good, thank you so so much

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Really glad you're liking them!

[@pinkpurple4189]

THANKYOU FOR SUCH AMAING TUTORIALS!!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@NidoPerez]

Big thanks Bro.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@saimipatel6974]

your videos are amazing..... very much helpful, Thank you so much

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you like them!

[@hindbousmaha1848]

Hi , this extension didn't work like it s supposed to be , do u think the problem s I m using sketchup 2017 ?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

This isn't enough information for me to help...

[@riyazmohammed1204]

Thanks a lot bro.

[@mshkindy]

Great job, many thanks for sharing this 👍

[@RendonsFortune]

what if you want to adjust heights in areas of your extrusion? your shape has a vertical dip as the width of the outline narrows. Is it possible to adjust that?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

At what point? I'd just adjust the height when I originally created the extrusion with extrude tools

[@arevaloemil1]

great tutorial! i need to subscribe! God bless you for sharing your knowledge!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks very much! Glad you liked it!

[@iadhfarhat2284]

thank you this is brilliant 😁

[@Thesketchupessentials]

No problem 😊

[@SalomeGorgoroth]

I create with this extention my "organic" building, but it can't do it identically. I have now a similar block to my established model. How to move a single points on the created mesh? How to modify it manually?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

You could use the move tool or use sandbox tools to move it around

[@gardenboom]

Amazing tutorial 😍

[@sadiquenadaf8955]

Thanks A Lot Dude

[@BorisMitendorfer]

Very cool technique!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks very much!

[@MohammadImranImu]

You are amazing! Loved your work.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

😎😎👍

[@hygieia9696]

It's just awesome

[@Thesketchupessentials]

👍

[@aunieafrina6251]

Do I need to install extension tools? or it already have in sketchup?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

It's an extension, you have to install it

[@aunieafrina6251]

@@Thesketchupessentials noted, thank you

[@dylanjschultz]

Can you provide more information on which extrusion extension you have downloaded? I've not finding the same one you are using in the extension warehouse. Thanks!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

The link to the extension is in the notes below the video - it's in the Sketchucation warehouse, not the SketchUp warehouse. Thanks!

[@seifeddinemedjrab8835]

hi justin, do we have to pay to create account on sketchucation ?

[@O.B.Wachira]

Great videos... I'm working with sketchup 2018 but the surface still appears in dots after extrude edges by rail, is there a way I can generate the dots into a complete surface?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Try updating to the most recent version of extrude tools?

[@2wheels222]

great Video thx

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@amlelmaradny1922]

i made the extrusion tool by trails but it didn't make a surface it made many unconnected dots .. what dose it seem to be the problem ??

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Try updating the extension to the newest version - if you're working in 2017, it didn't work very well in that version

[@amlelmaradny1922]

TheSketchUpEssentials thank u so much .. and thanks for your videos

[@daraarch4670]

Excuse me! Could you shear me the link below of "mutiple offset"? I couldn't find it in extension warehouse. Thanks!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I think I linked to it here - www.thesketchupessentials.com/multipleoffsets/

[@preethisworld5868]

mine is not getting hidden when u tell hide the flowify group? how to get only that rec surface when we hide the group

[@Thesketchupessentials]

It's difficult to tell without seeing what you're talking about, but it sounds like you might be clicking on the wrong thing when you try to hide it?

[@ModernWoodShop]

Hey I’m a tech ed teacher and really would like to do a lesson where The students take apart a plastic toy and find a piece in it that they could measure and design on sketchup then 3-D print that object. Would this be possible? Let me know what you guys think

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I'm not sure why it wouldn't be possible, just would have a bunch of front end setup

[@ModernWoodShop]

TheSketchUpEssentials I appreciate the response. Probably will make a lesson plan and give it a go! Thanks for your help. Your videos are perfect

[@masoudariankia9439]

You make me interest in curve surfaces that all the time i have problem thank u very much for your desire ....

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you liked it!

[@rohithaugustine2704]

crazy videos babe

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you're liking them

[@hez1711]

hey Justin, sorry to disturb you, i have this shell form i would like help with, its pretty simple but i cant seem to get around it, ive searched through your tutorials but cant see anything covering what i need, its a lot like what youve shown, but little things differ, thats what is giving me problems, i dont know if i could get a tutorial on that, it would really be a blessing, i can email you a picture, it looks pretty basic but i just cant work it out...please, id appreciate it a lot.

[@ayo5224]

very usefull channel, many thanks

[@mikepisar2554]

Hello. When I extrude edges, the program shows me only guide points and according only to the profile curve and the first edge-rail that I have selected. This happens to me, at least in the two button/commands, "extrude edges by rails" & "extrude edges by rails to lattice". I am following your videos/commands step by step, but this just doesn't seem to work. Thank you though!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Are you using SketchUp 2017? This extension for whatever reason never got updated for 2017, but it does work in 2018...I had a similar problem when using SketchUp 2017. Thanks!

[@mojtabaparvizi1513]

i cant find my extentions in toolbar to weld the archs . what should i do ?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Did you install the weld extension?

[@mojtabaparvizi1513]

@@Thesketchupessentials i did thanks . One more question . Im new to sketchup . How can i get extrusion tools . I cant find it in warehouse

[@seancermadrilejos1121]

Thanks Man! This is so helpful.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks - glad you liked it!

[@marounmansour9410]

This is wonderful

[@s1010021]

i din't know whether is my geometry too complex or me making mistake. When i tap the "impose grid" button, it just wont create grid. However, when i try something simpler, it works properly...Really need some help here (Plus, it would be great if you can add some limitation and disadvantage on each of the plugins, it could really help beginners like us to choose the right plugins!!) Thanks!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Does your more complex piece of geometry have 4 corners? Are you sure you have your grouping set up right? 99% of the time when this extension doesn't impose a grid, it seems to be because the groups aren't set up properly, but if your object doesn't have 4 corners, Flowify won't recognize it

[@Jawad_Alhakeem]

You could easily make this same thing with the follow me. It never hurts to download an extra plugin for Sketchup

[@samartography]

That is so amazing ong man! Honestly love your videos, I am currently working on a project in which I’m turning a rig cage design into a shopping mall, I did it in Rhino but I wanted to know if it will be possible in Sketchup, I’d appreciate any tips from you Sir! Thank you!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Sorry, I'm not really understanding what kind of shape you're trying to create...

[@samartography]

TheSketchUpEssentials well I need to create a shopping mall between a train bridge shifting into a y shape, so like a canopy sort of thing, but using the concept of ribs, to have glass in the middle of each rib. Thanks

[@GLYNCURTIS]

Wow mine had way more mesh than yours, is there a way of setting up the mesh count because its really slow? cheers

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Did the original face have more mesh, or did the object you flowed along the face?

[@GLYNCURTIS]

TheSketchUpEssentials my model was much much bigger, that is what caused the mega mesh. I made it much smaller and everything worked a lot faster. I did however think there was a way of reducing the poly count in SketchUp but maybe that’s a plug-in?

[@jamesperkinsmetalsculpture8303]

Nice Tutorial!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

😎😀

[@gustavovedana9115]

Great! Thank you!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you liked it!

[@guramikhmaladze3732]

I did everything but it creates black dots instead... vertex dots. what can i do? I have sketchup pro 2018 version.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

No idea - this was an issue on 2017, but I didn't think it was on 2018. Are you running the newest version of Extrude tools?

[@OmarElSawii]

TheSketchUpEssentials how do i solve up this issue on 2017?

[@zadamai2533]

I ald update my sketchup to 2018 ver. But I still can’t use this extrude tool ! Finish all the steps but end up with many dots.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Did you update your Extrude tools to the newest version?

[@zadamai2533]

Is it the new version is 3.0? I ald got this then

[@politicallyincorrect6516]

Sir, i am unable to draw.... Extrusion tool ??? Where can i get it?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Check the notes below the video

[@politicallyincorrect6516]

@@Thesketchupessentials 😊 Got it.... It's truly Magic.... Thanks Buddy....

[@JMyungKun]

is there a need to do the impose grid step?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Only to make sure it's going to work - it's also a great troubleshooting tool - if it doesn't work, you know your groups are wrong, but the tool should work without this step

[@gavinannashailer5601]

I'm making a realistic model of a tree. I am building a tree house in it. This would be great for placing bark on a branch. I will try it.

[@himanshupandey4639]

my flowify is unsigned and i'm not able to use it please please provide me solution

[@Thesketchupessentials]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3Opc414lNiEiJI

[@Eudy.C.]

i got a problem, when i used flowify, its send me a message like (INPUT ERROR, NOT ENOUGHT INPUT) PLEASE Help Me

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Your groups aren't set up right - make sure that you have a target group, a target lines group, a base geometry group, and that those three groups are contained in another group.

[@rickleene]

New to Sketchup (2018). Where would I find the extension Extrusion Tools?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

At the link in the notes below the video

[@archiart7579]

Wow bro. you are marvelous ;)

[@ChippWalters]

Very nice! Thanks.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks Chipp!

[@ranaez8574]

amazing work .. thank u so much

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks for watching!

[@JessMarV]

I tried to check the outliner all groups are inside a group still grid wont show. help :(

[@Thesketchupessentials]

You may need to try this with a simpler shape. Start with a simple example and see if you can get that working. There are a number of things that could be wrong - your base shape or target shape could be wrong. Maybe try a shape like the one in this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iojPkoWwoL6iZq8&lc=UgxwozY6iXtyquhfe3t4AaABAg .

[@JessMarV]

i think i figured it out. my base doest have 4 corners. thank you for your help! :D

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Yeah - it only works when there's 4 corners - thanks!

[@YaduGiri]

Thanks again

[@Thesketchupessentials]

No problem!