# Drape tool does not work

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275>\
**Category:** Pro\
**Tags:** modeling\
**Created:** [December 10, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275 "2024-12-10T08:47:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![ElmanBuman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8491ac/32.png) [@ElmanBuman](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ElmanBuman)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275/1 "2024-12-10T08:47:24Z")

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I’ve read everything I could about the Drape Tool and tried it over and over, but I just can’t get it to work. I imported a DXF file with text outlines, and all I want to do is drape those outlines onto a surface and cut them out to create a 3D model of the text. Basically, I’m trying to make a stamp for 3D printing, but no matter what I do, it’s just not happening.  
[Test.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/9yQ0Cf3lcXNXw67u4jmU2pxCqr3.skp) (903.1 KB)

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**Author:** ![ElmanBuman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8491ac/32.png) [@ElmanBuman](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ElmanBuman)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275/2 "2024-12-10T08:49:59Z")

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![Bildschirmfoto 2024-12-10 um 09.49.01](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/8/382c991f7f0140e2005ff9e995f9425675d15db9.jpeg)  
There’s a picture of what im trying to do.

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**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275/3 "2024-12-10T09:05:26Z")

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Basically a tiny face issue, due to the number of segments in your letters.  
Scale up by 1000 or reduce the number of segments.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/a/3/a3f5e0e8a3305f35ff04f60c2372ed30f89d62ec.png)

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**Author:** ![ElmanBuman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8491ac/32.png) [@ElmanBuman](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ElmanBuman)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275/4 "2024-12-10T09:09:32Z")

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Oh yes! Thank you a lot. 🙏

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**Author:** ![paddyclown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/paddyclown/32/192339_2.png) [@paddyclown](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/paddyclown)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275/5 "2024-12-10T09:24:16Z")

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[Test2.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/dygPfwCIZtr7laIJQF4t933zGaA.skp) (1,3 Mo)  
Yes exactly. I scaled up 100 times, but 1000 would be better…

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**Author:** ![paddyclown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/paddyclown/32/192339_2.png) [@paddyclown](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/paddyclown)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275/6 "2024-12-10T09:35:02Z")

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[Test3-superdrape.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/4H5DNQwSzcJn07KV0zaxVS4HEZT.skp) (1,2 Mo)  
or, if you use TIGs SuperDrape plugin, it handles it all fine…

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**Author:** ![ElmanBuman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8491ac/32.png) [@ElmanBuman](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ElmanBuman)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275/7 "2024-12-10T10:16:34Z")

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Thank you!

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**Author:** ![paddyclown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/paddyclown/32/192339_2.png) [@paddyclown](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/paddyclown)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275/8 "2024-12-10T10:18:34Z")

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🙏 you are welcome

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**Author:** ![JackyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@JackyM](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JackyM)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drape-tool-does-not-work/303275/9 "2025-08-29T15:58:31Z")

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Closed on August 29, 2025, 3:58pm UTC