desk leg question

I am having trouble forming the legs for this desk. I want them to roundfrom the outer edge to the intersection with the desk. When I get the proper curve for the leg I am having trouble rebuilding the surface. How

do I do this?

Thanks,

Aimee

Hi Aimee,

I suppose I get what you mean... :)

You can do this using a couple of different techniques.

First of all I suggest that you take a look in the SketchUp How-to xxx [dead link] section. In there you can find many useful tips and tricks.

In particular I suggest that you look at the Technique: Using 'Follow-me' to create a chess pawn xxx [dead link] thread. I'm sure you can use this technique for the purpose.

Hope this can help you further!?

You could try the curve stitcher ruby script to create faces between those curved line segments.

It might be easier to just remodel the thing in skethup though.

It is not clear to me in the jpg attachment to your email the exact shape of the leg. I am attaching a method that I use for Cabriole Leg that may help you with your example.

Tim

Cabriole Leg Tutorial 2.skp

Thanks for the feedback. The follow me tool does not work for this leg because it has two profiles. The cabriole leg tutorial followed the same steps that I used to create this leg. I just need a couple more steps! I am now trying to merge it with the desk/rectangle and round it from the intersection to the outer point of the leg to create new surfaces. I have attached a new leg that you can view. I do not know how to use the curve stitcher ruby script, and I couldn't get the sandbox to work on it. Any more help?!

Thanks,

Aimee

leg.skp

Aimee,

OK, it looks like you have merged it with the corner of the desk. Now, what do you mean by, "round it from the intersection to the outer point of the leg to create new surfaces." Do you want the surfaces to no longer be perpendicular but smoothly rounded? By the outer point do you mean the outer edge?

Regards,

Henry

Correct I want it to be smoothly rounded from the outer edge of the leg to the edge where the leg intersects the desk. Attached are 2D drawings I did of the desk before I tried to make it 3D.

Thanks so much,

Aimee

Here is another angle of the leg I was working on. I am having a hard time rebuilding the surface once I get the correct arc.

Thanks,

Aimee

I am still thinking that curve stitcher will help on this one. Does anyone have the link to didier's site? I seem to only have an old one handy.

Chris

http://www.crai.archi.fr/rld/

Ron

This is the actual script:

http://www.smustard.com/script/CurveStitcher

Now this is my very first sketchup model. Is the curve stitcher part of sketchup? When I went to that link it says you can only download from a windows and I am on a mac.. I don't really understand what a ruby script is..

aimee

Thanks Ron. So with that script, you might need to also use the weld script from www.smustard.com.

You would select all the line segments that make up one arc. Then weld them together. Then keep doing that to all the arcs you have.

Then select 2 curves that are next to eachother and run the curve stitcher. It should create faces between the 2 curves. That is more or less how it goes, I haven;'t used it for a little while, but its pretty straightforward.

Chris

Oh, the script might only be for windows then - i dont know. A ruby script is an extra little tool that can be added to sketchup. They are written by talented users of this forum for the most part. When I get on my home desktop, I'll try it out and see if I can get it to work using that method.

Chris

Quoting louisbriscoe:

Now this is my very first sketchup model. Is the curve stitcher part of sketchup? When I went to that link it says you can only download from a windows and I am on a mac.. I don't really understand what a ruby script is..

aimee

aimee,

curvestitcher.rb is available for Macs (check again). Ruby scripts are like add-ons to SU. They allow one to perform tasks not currently native to SU. They are easy to install and use. Scripts are accessed in a variety of ways: r-clicking, under the Camera, Draw, Tools or Plugins above the toolbar icons.

Ron

Thanks guys! I've got them and they are working. Good job.

Thanks again for the help. I'm sure I'll be back later!

aimee

Some other techniques to consider, one involves the script SoapSkinBubble which can be found athttps://extensions.sketchup.com/extension/c8d49537-51db-40a7-ac0e-474a244eb525/soap-skin-bubble...