I’m trying to figure out a way to “connect all corner” while using the offset tool. Most 3D programs use this as it “subdivides” your offset results and allows for further manipulation. As it stands, when I offset a face, I get an island in the middle with no edges or corners connected to the outer, original face. I then have to manually connect my edges using the line line tool.
Does anyone know of an extension that can automate this step?
This is what I would like to achieve automatically, without having to manually draw the inner lines:
Although there are subdivision tools that will do what you asked for, you may not need what you asked for! Other tools may be doing that because they work in triangles, which SketchUp doesn’t. A reason you might want those lines is so that you can then raise the center area, and those lines will do the connecting to the raised part. SketchUp has autofold, where you can drag the inner area upwards, and the corner lines get generated at that time.
So, if that is your end goal you can do it without the corner lines and without using subdivision tools.
Thank you Colin for your input. I’ve actually done that before but it sometimes doesn’t work as expected. I noticed that simple shapes are easily handled with this method, but more complex, irregular shapes get broken:
Thanks for the extra comments. Not that it would affect autofold, but watch out for faces being the wrong way. Your later image looks like the faces are reversed.
