All Entries in the "Curves" Category
Tools on Surface Google SketchUp Review
The Tools on Surface plugin by Fredo6 on Sketchucation.com is a useful plugin to easily design on surfaces that aren’t the standard flat planes. Such as on surface of a circle or a curve. The plugin comes with a complete set of tools just like the original palette that comes with SketchUp on its own [...]
Extrude Edges by Rails and Extrude Edges by Rails by Face Google SketchUp Plugins Review
The Extrude Edges by Rails and the Extrude Edges by Rails by Face created by TIG on SketchUcation.com is the last set of plugins from the extruding plugins set. These plugins allow you to connect up to 4 sets of curves and create a nice surface. These plugins both work the same way except the [...]
Weld Tool Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The Weld Tool plugin created by Rick Wilson with Smustard.com is a simple and efficient tool to turn separate line segments into a continuous poly-line. I found that this tool comes in handy when in use with other plugins such as the Extrude Edges by Face(s) plugin when groups or components will [...]
Extrude Edges by Lathe and Extrude Edges by Vector Google SketchUp Plugins Review
The Extrude Edges by Lathe and the Extrude Edges by Vector created by TIG on SketchUcation.com is the next set of plugins from the extruding plugins set. These plugins allow you to revolve (with the Lathe) and a free form follow me (with the Vector).
The extrude edges by lathe is useful to create circular [...]
Extrude Edges by Face & Extrude Edges by Faces Google SketchUp Plugins Review
The Extrude Edges by Face and the Extrude Edges by Faces created by TIG on SketchUcation.com is the next set of plugins from the extruding plugins set. These both do similar things and you could actually use the extrude edges by faces to create the same effect as the create edges from face. But it [...]
Extrude Edges by Edges Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The Extrude Edges by Edges plugin created by TIG on SketchUcation.com is a plugin that is out of a set of 7 extruding plugins. We are going to do a special review of this set of plugins one by one for this week becuase we think that these plugins are very useful but some more [...]
Graph It Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The Graph It plugin created by Rick Wilson with Smustard is a tool that allows you to enter functions of graphs to create graphs within your model. This is great for designing based off of specfic engineered dimensions, such as a design for a piston, where the curvature is crucial to the design. This plugin [...]
1001 Bit Tools Google SketchUp Plugin Reviews
The 1001 But Tools plugin created by Goh Chun Hee is an amazing set of tools to create architectural works with best of detail. This plugin comes with 39 tools directed at designing architectural master pieces. Once installed the plugin comes with its own toolbar, the tools are more advanced and helpful in the design process. These tools could almost constitute an entire design program. Though these tools do require a [...]
Soap Skin Bubble Tool Google SketchUp Review
The Soap Skin Bubble Tool created by a German Engineer, Josef Leibinger. It is a plugin that allows you to apply a skin over an object to create complex curved surfaces in just a click of a button. Well, you do need to input the amount of divisions first and then its as easy as a flick of the Enter button. The amazing part of the plugin is that you see the surface being built in realtime! [...]
Blend Tool Google SketchUp Plugin Review
The Blend tool or also known as Sublend by an unknown author is a great tool to morph objects together. This tool makes creating solid surfaces connecting other surfaces easy and as simple as a click. This is great for complicated designs such as contours of a car or creating specific curves connected by definite [...]
