# Texture on a curved surface

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-on-a-curved-surface/340474>\
**Category:** Pro\
**Tags:** textures\
**Created:** [September 26, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-on-a-curved-surface/340474 "2025-09-26T02:50:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![jason9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@jason9](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jason9)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-on-a-curved-surface/340474/1 "2025-09-26T02:50:49Z")

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Hello,

How can I apply an image texture to a curved surface without stretching or reapplying for each facet that makes up that curved surface?

I’m trying to make a curved stone wall. I have a jpg of stacked stone which applies fine to a flat surface. But if I apply it to a curved surface, each facet that makes up that curved surface has the texture image independently, i.e. the texture isn’t continuous from one facet to another.

In the second example, I right-clicked on one of the facets, enabled “texture \> projected” in the context menu. Sampling that facet and applying that to the rest of the curved surface results in a continuity from facet to facet, but it doesn’t drape, it stretches like you’d expect a projection from a slide projector to do.

 ![SU_texture_problem](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/4/e/4eccf7cd058f5509eed46c246249a65b8457b345.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ecati](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/ecati/32/28643_2.png) [@ecati](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ecati)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-on-a-curved-surface/340474/2 "2025-09-26T03:11:48Z")

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> **[ThruPaint | SketchUcation](https://sketchucation.com/plugin/2561-thrupaint)**
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> 3D SketchUp Community for Design and Engineering Professionals.

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**Author:** ![jason9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@jason9](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jason9)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-on-a-curved-surface/340474/3 "2025-09-26T04:13:47Z")

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That seems to be the ticket. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![push18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@push18](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/push18)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-on-a-curved-surface/340474/4 "2025-09-26T07:24:51Z")

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Don’t use SU without Profile Builder, thrupaint won’t help on horizontal planes (in your example) without additional messing

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**Author:** ![Tyrell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/tyrell/32/247768_2.png) [@Tyrell](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Tyrell)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-on-a-curved-surface/340474/5 "2025-09-26T09:24:32Z")

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Try the free plugin SketchUV.

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**Author:** ![mihai.s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mihai.s/32/202022_2.png) [@mihai.s](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mihai.s)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-on-a-curved-surface/340474/6 "2025-09-26T12:24:26Z")

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With ThruPaint

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/a/7a43a6d3f3b8089d3081613aedda8a2365af41a2.jpeg "Texturing a curved surface in SketchUp") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opAOeAtOcZo)

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**Author:** ![jason9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@jason9](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jason9)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-on-a-curved-surface/340474/7 "2025-09-26T14:22:12Z")

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Thanks everyone for the quick and helpful replies! I’ll look into profile builder and SketchUV. And Mihai, I really appreciate the custom instructional video!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-on-a-curved-surface/340474/8 "2025-10-03T14:23:09Z")

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