Sketchup modeling tips.

xrok1 · Post by **xrok1** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:34 am

someone posted a SK chair within the last week or so and asked how they could use soapskinbubble to edit it. i was going to reply but now i can't find the thread. please repost here and i'll give an answer as best i can. maybe we can get a SK modeling tips section going as well.

xrok1 · Post by **xrok1** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:21 pm

I'll get the ball rolling.

this is probalbly a bug ,but its one i hope they don't catch.
anyway here goes; if you ever wished there was a selection paint option in SK, like i did you're in luck. now i got in trouble with the explaination before so to clarify i'm not refering to painting(textureing) a selection. i'm refering to selecting by holding down LMB and draging over faces to select multiple faces; like a brush stroke. ok, now that the explaination is clear i hope, here's the tip.

use the erase tool, you'll notice as you drag it that the geometry under it gets selected, but is not erased as long as you hold the LMB down. so, with the LMB still held down, hit s(scale), m(move), or my personal favorite and the reason i tried so hard to get SK to select this way; alt+s(smoove), any and all these tools will now effect the selection that may have taken a couple of minutes to select the documented way. this may not interest most people but if you're trying to do landscapes ... and want to smoove a irregular feature such as a stream its a life/time saver. BTW the alt+s shortcut is not default i set that up myself, use whatever you like.
P.S this method is also very handy for post tweaking when use soap skin bubble.
BTW, if anyone finds this info useful let me know.

xrok1 · Post by **xrok1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:48 pm

here's some cool SK modeling to check out!
you can pick up some great tips and some wow i can do that, type of insperation here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRxBaZo_fwg

xrok1 · Post by **xrok1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:00 pm

here is another good one http://www.architectionary.com/SketchupTutorials

xrok1 · Post by **xrok1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:13 pm

some awsome SK plugins mostly free http://www.smustard.com/scripts/

xrok1 · Post by **xrok1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:16 pm

no list would be complete without SOAP SKIN BUBBLE http://www.tensile-structures.de/sb_software.html

xrok1 · Post by **xrok1** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:26 pm

one more must have; at least to play with

http://code.google.com/p/sketchyphysics/

CoolColJ · Post by **CoolColJ** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:41 pm

thanks

Kram1032 · Post by **Kram1032** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:24 am

Did you see the "edit" button?

Whaat · Post by **Whaat** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:25 am

Some nice tutorials here, as well as lots of other useful info in the forums.

http://www.sketchucation.com/

BTW: Awesome first tip with the Selection Paint Trick! VERY useful! Thanks xrok1

xrok1 · Post by **xrok1** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:50 am

your welcome Whaat. thanks for skindigo. now where's my flyshit?

yes i know there's an edit button, i was fishing and it worked.

CoolColJ · Post by **CoolColJ** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:07 am

how to fillet edges please?

I can fillet flat shapes with a plugin I found, but not shapes that have been all push/pulled....

xrok1 · Post by **xrok1** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:41 am

try drawing your fillet on one of the end faces then use the follow me tool along the edge(s)you want filleted.

crc · Post by **crc** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:35 am

xrok1 wrote:try drawing your fillet on one of the end faces then use the follow me tool along the edge(s)you want filleted.

and it always seems to work better to select the path first, then select the face.

xrok1 · Post by **xrok1** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:37 pm

good point

Sketchup modeling tips.

Sketchup modeling tips.

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