Warning: Nube.
Consolation: Not for long.
I am a woodworker who works with steam-bent boards.
While I have figured out how to model bent boards, I am having difficulty using the rotate tool to get to boards bent in opposite directions to meet up.
I added a rectangle next to the boards to get a visual reference.
What is the trick to get an object once it has been knocked off of its kilter, to be true to the main references again?
Thanks,
There are always multiple solutions to get something done in SketchUp, and it’s difficult to say which works best for you.
If you would share your model here and tell us a bit more about how you got to where you are now (your workflow), we can provide you with a better answer.
and also a photo of what you want to achieve. or something similar to it. because sometimes we loose meaning during translation 
Here is the project:
First bent wood pair 2.skp (219.0 KB)
I “bent” the board by using the follow me technique. Creating a line that had the shape I wanted for the lengthwise axis and a shape to have for the cross section.
I need the two straight sections to be parallel (while the curved sections are at opposite ends) as they will slide past each other once I put couple of blocks (one at each end of the straight sections) that have holes shaped like the cross section.
Like I did for the pair at the left hand side of the drawing. But that took way to long…
Thanks for your help,
Larry
Are you trying to end up with something like this?
First thing I’d do is turn off Length Snapping and increase Display Precision to the max so you can see that you have dimensions correctly modeled. You model shows this:
Next, if you want the components to be positioned vertically, model them that way from the start. For the most part I find modeling things where they will be in the final model makes my work easier with less chance of errors.
Follow Me is a good way to approach these types of obects. I started with the path and the oval, ran Follow Me and then used the Flip tool to make a flipped copy of the component for the upper one.
Thank you very much.
Your advice is most welcome.
I had not thought of the flip tool.
Always wanted to be able to do this stuff, but attempts at self-learning auto-cad sucked.
I like SketchUp.
Have a great holiday,
Larry
