In this article, we are again going to discuss about the method of creating and bending a series of linear metal panels into a curving serpentine shape with the SketchUp extension Shape Bender. Justin Geis has explained this tutorial through his video we are just going to give you a detailed written description of the tutorial.

After entering in the SketchUp Home page, users have to create wide and long rectangle and click inward it which will take a shape of metal piece. Next this shape needs to be grouped and given a name. This shape may need to copy many times to give a cured look, users can use move tool and copy the object and paste it multiple time with a distant space. As Shape Bender extension allows to bend any object using a base line and a target line, so users need to fix these two lines first. The base line must be drawn on Red axis, the line is then need to copy and paste the line to make it a target line; it will be known as another base line. Using Arc Tool users can make the half of the line a barrier, using Rotate tool the line can be bended as a curve line. Previously the shapes were copied and pasted which made them look alike a sheet, this sheet need to be in group and shape bender tool will curve this group shit along the curve line.


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I tried your link: -contact-page2/ But it is broken. I have downloaded first the Progressbar.rb into the Plugins folder, then your Shape Bender program into the plugins folder as well. I got the shape bender icon on my toolbar. I built a cone and saved it as a component. When I select the component, I click on the Shape Bender button, but when I move my mouse pointer from the toolbar to the component, the blue lines around the component disappear, and the mouse icon now contains a line below the arrow. However, I can not effect anything on the screen.

Yes, Shape bender and SU to Components for Sketchup are invaluable. Would be so nice to get those in Microstation. By the way most of the nice sketchup additions are plugins..Why is there no such thing in Microstation.There were some back in the times...should be easy to write in VBA.

The shape bender plugin by Chris Fullmer is an extremely helpful tool which can increase your modeling efficiency. This plug in allows you to do minimal modeling, and quickly apply a group to a complex, elevated and/or curved path.

Another Circle:

 In order to create a 3 Dimensional version of the spoked wheel we have so far, we'll need to start with another circle. Just as before, use the Circle tool to make one approximately the right size and right click choose "Entity Info" to change the number of segments to 99, then then use menu option Tool -> Scale to make it the correct size.


The Third Dimension:

 Now use the Push Pull tool and push the circle up, making it about 5/64" inches tall.


Cut That Out:

 In order to reduce the cost of our design, we need to remove as much excess material as possible. To do this, combine the pie shaped segments of the select one of the original wheel with our new 3D wheel. Then use the Push Pull tool to pull down, all the pie sections. Once these sections are pulled down, select the entire 3D wheel, right click on the cylinder and choose "Intersect Faces -> with Model". Now we can delete the sections of the model we don't need. Just left click to select these sections and choose Erase. 


Optional Wedge Work:

 As an optional step you can select the top edges of the cross (one side at a time) and use the move tool to narrow the cross sections, Also reducing material costs.



Why Raised Letters Anyway?

 I decided to use raised letters rather than cutout or embedded letters mostly to show off something 3D printers can do, otherwise this project could be made from a CNC or Laser printer. Placing 3D letters around the circle manually would be tricky and monotonous, so I found a great tool to automate the process. Shape Bender


Create an Arc

 Shape Bender can only place letters along a line, not a circle, so use the Arc tool to create an arc nearly the same size as our wheel (as shown)


Add the Alphabet:

 Next use 3D text to create the alphabet, all as one component, and aligned along the red axis.

 Draw a straight line the same length as the alphabet, underneath the alphabet (also along the x axis)

 Select the alphabet component and choose menu option Plugins -> Chris Fulmer Tools -> Shape Bender.

 The cursor will change to a line to remind you to select the straight line under the alphabet.

 Next a squiggly line to remind you to select the Arc

 Now the letters will be spread around the arc (you may need to use the up and down arrows to position the letters as shown below)

 Once they are positioned correctly, press enter to complete the Shape Bender process. Here are more details on how Shapebender works


Create a Duplicate (yet smaller) Wheel:

 Use the Control-key and Move Tool to make a duplicate wheel,

 And finally the Tool -> Scale menu option to size the top wheel as shown.


 Make sure not to overlap the pieces when you prepare them for uploading to Shapeways.com

This is another useful sketchup extension tutorial presented by Justin Geis. The tutorial will provide some useful assistance to generate Hexagonal Lattice Shapes with the use of sketchup and shape bender.

The tool facilitates the users to indicate the specific area to be fit along a path and the shape bender plugin automatically sets the object along the path. The users can keep control of flipping the object either inside or outside the path area.

Are you sketchup enthusiasts? Are you looking for some exciting sketchup plugins? This is your turn to get some of them. Ever since sketchup has made the entry in the market, it has become the most used, user friendly 3D modeling software. It has been widely cherished by the students, architect, landscape, animation and videogame specialist. However there are some complexities which cannot be sorted out easily. So, here comes the necessity of rendering plugins. The professionals generally use those plugins. presents an excellent article of plugins. We bring the excerpt of writer Sha Sulaiman.

1. Curviloft (free): This is one of the most effective tools among all plugins. It is generally works loft and skinning though sketchup. This is normally used to prepare surface from the curve. There are two methods lofting: firstly, by spline and secondly, by loft alongside with path.

4. Joint Push/Pull (free): One of the draw back of the sketchup is it do not assist extruding (push/pull) curved surfaces. But it can be sorted out, by Joint push/pull tool. But undoubtedly, this is the best tool for making volumetric solids and multiple axes (curved-in) and different building elements.

11. SU Podium (paid, free trial available): It is photorealistic rendering image of sketchup model. It uses objects like: texture, colour, shadow, group or background. SU Podium uses ray tracing and global illumination (GI). 2351a5e196

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