BENDING OBJECTS ALONG COMPLEX FACES in SketchUp with Flowify

In this video, we're going to use the sandbox tools and the extension Flowify to create a series of objects bent along an organic face.
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[@willembuiting]

Fantastic job Justin! Fascinating as always.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks Willem!

[@jayyu6901]

Fantastic job Justin!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks!

[@dahnimk]

I failed many times and didn’t notice that I made a mistake using the shortcut “G” .. which makes components not groups .. Thanks a lot for the great and amazing tutorials 👌🏼

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you figured it out!

[@husseinkal7666]

Good job man....thank you very much

[@georgespapillon364]

Very good tutorial. Like it very much.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks George!

[@asudeguven]

Thank you

[@vaai_design-build-ltd]

It would be pretty cool to get a video from yourself on how you use sketchup in an estimating environment. Do you use any external plugins?, do you name your components and use the reporting functions?

[@LRDeeto]

Hey man ! Thanks for the video,
do you know whats can be the solution to "Input Error" ?
I mean i'm trying the flowify but its says to me than i have not enough input
What does it mean ?

[@marysolpalomino1765]

THANKSSS SOOO MUCHHHHHHH

[@robertroesch2593]

awesome, thanks!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you liked it!

[@MichaPiekarskidesigner]

great as always ;)

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thank you :)

[@debbiehoward3780]

before Sketchup quit using Google Maps I copied terrain into several models. I pieced different terrains together into one larger map. Is there a way to use Flowify to cover a map consisting of several different terrains with one face?

[@refusoagaino6824]

I don't use any extensions, I figure it will force me to learn the program first. I'm about to let up a little on that policy however, some extensions make too much sense. Terrific, intuitive explanations as usual. You work too hard.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I'd recommend using the extensions - I actually held off on trying them for a while on this channel, but then I realized just how much easier they could make modeling in SketchUp - why make everything harder than you need to? Thanks!

[@katemabry8479]

I felt that way at first, too - but have come to realize that the Extensions are NOT 'cheats'. They are more like patches; better ways to do common tasks more efficiently - developed by people who probably lost a lot of time trying to do these same things 'organically' in SU - and had the skill set to develop a better way to accomplish the same task. Things that I spent hours and hours on for a mediocre result can be done (with superior results) in literally a few minutes in many cases.
Part of being proficient in SU is to understand and use the Extensions as a part of your extended toolbox, IMO
Happy learning - and good luck!

[@itzmedevi20]

Does it work when we have openings in the surface like a cut open in the surface with four corners ?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Don't know - probably not in the way you've described unless you can get that to be a 4 cornered target shape

[@itzmedevi20]

@@Thesketchupessentials Your reply is helpful. Will try doing that way. Thanks😊

[@joshuaricafort8937]

how did you enter x15?

[@kamieow]

when i'll do the last part which is to flowify, all of the objects weren't visible as somehow crashes, why? :'(

[@Thesketchupessentials]

This isn't really a clear question...

[@kamieow]

@@Thesketchupessentials somehow it loads then all I can see were the axes and no flowified object. But's it's okay now after I restart my pc. anyway, thank you for your videos! God bless!

[@vivianaferraris3482]

yeah, but what is the solution if the complex face has more than 4 corners? You say it like it's a mistake having more than that, but my design actually has at least 26 corners, and I need to make a 3d mesh out of it

[@vivianaferraris3482]

hope you see this comment soon, so you can help me. (it's for my thesis project and I'm almost in the final week now)

[@vivianaferraris3482]

Well, I actually made it work with the Drape and JointPushPull tool. Thanks for another video of yours! You're great, you've actually helped me a lot with all your videos in the last years!!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Glad you figured something out. If your target shape doesn't have 4 corners, you could either try to break it up into an object with 4 corners, or try a different tool, like you did

[@VoitSeventeen]

excuse me ! why my Flowify error (INPUT ERROR: Not enough Input) ?

[@burakgencer2508]

yes how can ı fix ?

[@salimaawdw8028]

Me2 🥲

[@lulu3550]

Could you please provide the Chinese version of the tutorial

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Sorry, I don't speak Chinese, so I'm not even sure how I'd provide that...

[@viktortrpeski8303]

LOL