(An easy way to select all edges is to double-click on a face - this selects all contiguous faces.) (If you want to try this, you can download my very sophisticated model here.)įor the armrests, I first opened one of them for editing, then used Round Corner on all its edges. It's created as a set of components: two identical components for the armrests, one component for the body. Here's another example of something you'd want to make round and not sharp edges: a chair. One last time: this time I clicked a vertex to select all edges that end there.Īnd here are the results with all edges softened: Here's the result this time: the unselected edge was not rounded, the edges in the rounded portion are smoothed, and the border edges are unhidden.
This time, however, I'm unselecting the edge between the two faces (you can click a selected edge to unselect it). Here's how mine looks - there are edges everywhere because I have non-hidden edges set for both Borders and Inner Edges.Īfter undoing, I tried again, selecting the same two faces.
To start the rounding, just click anywhere in blank space. I then clicked another face, which added those edges to those edges selected for rounding. You can also press the Tab key, which invokes a window you can use to enter these values.) If you enter only a number, that number will replace the offset distance and the segmentation will remain unchanged. (As always, you never have to click in the Offset field - just type. (These numbers appeared in the Offset field as 18'-6", 6s - the "6" is for segmentation.) Now the green lines are farther from the red borders. I wanted a larger rounding radius, so I typed 18,6. The green lines show where the rounding will start. I clicked one face, and its four edges highlight in red the red edges are the ones that will be rounded. Keep in mind that high segmentation produces a smoother rounding but makes for higher file size. The first thing to note is the offset distance and number of segments, which appear in the Offset field, separated by a comma. I built a basic box, and clicked Round Corner. I'm sure the other two work just as well! (If you don't see it, choose View / Toolbars / Round Corner.)įirst, I only tried the Round Corner option (the first icon on the toolbar). (The author is the amazing Fredo6, who has several other amazing scripts here.) Keep the file structure, and place the files in your SketchUp / Plugins folder. Note that there are TWO downloads - you need to get both. This plugin was mentioned a while back on the Official SketchUp blog, and I hope to cover it here with a bit more specificity.įirst, you can get this plugin here.
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