Flowify grid impose issue

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Hi,

Just wanted to find out why I can’t impose a grid for this organic shape using Flowify? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.Many thanks.

Mesh test.skp (343.8 KB)

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Full quads needed

que-04
que-041140×747 106 KB

que-03
que-031228×794 166 KB

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Thanks for that, will try and adjust mesh so it’s quad based.

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I understand that quads are needed for Flowify to work, but how do you get quads on a organic shape whilst it’s flat, before using Vertex Tools to manipulate the shape? I tried Quadrilateralizer, but there are heaps of jagged lines that look too sharp when I use Vertex tools to move vertices. Hope that makes sense? Thank you.

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The mesh should look something like this

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quad-021338×881 147 KB

  • Flowify in SketchUp

To get that mesh, you can also do it in SketchUp, but for ease, I did it in Blender.

  • retopologizing in Blender

  • Flowify in Blender

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Thanks for that. Unfortunately I don’t know how to use Blender. Is there a tool in SketchUp similar to what you use in Blender to do this?

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To retopologize in SketchUp you could try something like this

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Wow! I am always amazed at the problem solving and finding solutions here at this forum! Thanks very much for your time in showing how to do this. I understand the first part of the video. I’ll need to spend some time with some of the tools to understand how they work. Thanks again :slight_smile:

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You’re welcome!

This is how you can use Flowify in SketchUp, starting from a non-quad mesh.

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Another slightly faster variation using Artisan “Extrude Edges” :grinning_face: