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Many of the Advanced SketchUp Techniques below require you to have extensions installed. See the SketchUp Extensions page for how to do this
Many of the Advanced SketchUp Techniques below require you to have extensions installed. See the SketchUp Extensions page for how to do this
Repeat a shape along Path
Repeat a shape along Path
This is useful for repeating a single shape/component multiple times to create barriers etc. You will need the JHS Powerbar extension (link below the video on youtube)
Drawing on a Curved Surface
Drawing on a Curved Surface
To draw directly on a curved surface you will need the tools on surface too palette. This is available on all CGHS school computers. You can download the extension for your own computer (see video below on adding extensions)
Pushing/Pulling Curved Surfaces
Pushing/Pulling Curved Surfaces
This is a video by Fredosix to explain how to use the different features of the joint push/pull plugin. You will need to have downloaded and installed the this plugin first
Creating Curving Structures (Advanced)
Creating Curving Structures (Advanced)
This video shows you how to use soap skin and curvliloft extensions to create complex tensile structures
Creating Arrays of Components
Creating Arrays of Components
This video shows you how to create multiple copies of components that have been moved and rotated to create flowing or repetitive formations.
Creating an organic flowing roof
Creating an organic flowing roof
This video shows how to create a soap skin, then reshape it using the sandbox tool, Smoove and finally give it thickness using the Joint Push pull toolbar from Fredo 6.
Creating organic roof.mp4Creating a flowing wall structure
Creating a flowing wall structure
This video shows you how to create a flowing wall that goes from a horizontal roof to a curved courtyard wall in a single flowing motion.
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