I have been using SketchUp for quite a long time (nearly 20 years) and until recently, I have been able to find workarounds and extensions for just about everything. My career has changed in the past couple of years and I am doing a lot more design work for plasma cut signs and such. I am currently …

Might I ask which plug-in you are using? It would also be helpful if you posted the .skp file.

Do you want the horseshoes arranged at equal angular spacing or equal distances along the ellipse perimeter? And how have you drawn the ellipse? A scaled circle, or using a plug-in?

Remember about the correct position of the origin in the horseshoe component

You’ll find several options discussed in this thread. [image] Elliptical array SketchUp Here’s one way to do an elliptical array, using the native SketchUp tools. Draw a circle; set the number of sides to equal the number of points you want in the array; you’ll use the v…

This will scroll the topic Box linked to, to the two posts that most apply to your needs: [image] Elliptical array SketchUp Here’s another option for an elliptical array: [image] (all basic SketchUp operations/features)

Unfortunately, I cannot post the .skp as it is for a client. However, the plugins I have attempted to use are a combination of Bezier Spline and Path Copy. I finally did get this to work the way I wanted it to by (of all things) creating a group of the horseshoes with the spacing that I wanted and u…

I tried this method, but for some reason, the horseshoes still distorted as I scaled the circle they were attached to.

[image] C3R1U5: the horseshoes still distorted as I scaled the circle they were attached to. Sounds like you also selected the horseshoes before scaling.

I’m having trouble getting the glue part to work! When you do the scale, make sure the horseshoes are not selected, only the circle is selected.

Group with specific orientation arrayed on ellipse

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colin November 30, 2022, 2:37pm 6

This will scroll the topic Box linked to, to the two posts that most apply to your needs:

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Elliptical array SketchUp	19	9115	November 7, 2015
An ellipse with equal sides. Is it possible? SketchUp	1	1688	March 15, 2016
The correct way to rotate and array SketchUp	6	8260	October 4, 2016
Drawing ellipses SketchUp	6	25603	January 8, 2022
Is sketchup capable of drawing an elipse SketchUp	14	8387	January 16, 2016

Group with specific orientation arrayed on ellipse

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