# \#curve **URL:** https://forums.sketchup.com/tag/curve/392.md [Latest](https://forums.sketchup.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.sketchup.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.sketchup.com/tags.md) --- ## [Help - how to make this shape](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-how-to-make-this-shape/265233)
**Author:** [@nate2](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/nate2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-how-to-make-this-shape/265233 "2024-03-25T18:18:02Z")
Here is a model of a leg that I’m trying to make. I don’t know the best way to describe what I’m trying to do. I want to taper the leg, and the taper curves as it goes down the leg. The red arrow at the top points to t… --- ## [Path along Curve between start and end point](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/path-along-curve-between-start-and-end-point/246035)
**Author:** [@Festra](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Festra)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/path-along-curve-between-start-and-end-point/246035 "2023-10-27T17:53:39Z")
Hi guys, I am looking for a tool or an extension to optimally place the seats in my stadium. For this purpose, the object (the seat) should be distributed equally on a curve. The seat should dock at the stairs. At the … --- ## [Creating Spiral Hyperboloid Ramp](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/creating-spiral-hyperboloid-ramp/228030)
**Author:** [@bethanym11](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/bethanym11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/creating-spiral-hyperboloid-ramp/228030 "2023-04-24T20:19:27Z")
Hi, I am having trouble with creating a spiral hyperboloid ramp in sketchup. I drew the spiral line then tried to use the follow me tool but it is tilting the ramp as it goes around which is wrong. (see image) Does an… --- ## [How to curve an existing product from 3D warehouse](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-curve-an-existing-product-from-3d-warehouse/220720)
**Author:** [@Taylorr9](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Taylorr9)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-curve-an-existing-product-from-3d-warehouse/220720 "2023-02-22T08:32:42Z")
Hi, I am trying to curve the glass frame/door to match the black curved line on the ground. I have downloaded Truebend extension but hasn’t helped. Any suggestions? Much appreciated. --- ## [Create a square spiral along a bridge curve](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-a-square-spiral-along-a-bridge-curve/194165)
**Author:** [@Voicefromwithin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Voicefromwithin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-a-square-spiral-along-a-bridge-curve/194165 "2022-03-27T20:01:00Z")
Hi I held on for years to this piece of paper that would be folded around a square or rectangular volume along a modern type of Madison covered bridge . Either from one side only like an elefant tusk or two similar meeti… --- ## [How to create organic shape of this vinyl record player tube? (image included)](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-create-organic-shape-of-this-vinyl-record-player-tube-image-included/181211)
**Author:** [@mange.drawing.123](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mange.drawing.123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-create-organic-shape-of-this-vinyl-record-player-tube-image-included/181211 "2021-11-14T13:54:23Z")
Sorry for bad english language, I am not a native speaker. I don’t know where to start approach making this part. if you can provide me a youtube video tutorial that is similar to this. I would really appreaciate it! … --- ## [Help Creating the Shanghai World Financial Center](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-creating-the-shanghai-world-financial-center/166835)
**Author:** [@BinaryBard](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/BinaryBard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-creating-the-shanghai-world-financial-center/166835 "2021-06-05T19:41:51Z")
So I’m obsessed with the Shanghai World Financial and want to build my own model of it. The building is 1,614ft tall and has a trapezoidal hole cut out of it at the top. It is both curvy and smooth but simultaneously sha… --- ## [Curving Pattern Corner](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/curving-pattern-corner/148714)
**Author:** [@keeley](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/keeley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/curving-pattern-corner/148714 "2021-01-11T03:09:50Z")
Hi everyone, We are working on a drawing and I am trying to create a scalloped booth seat but it curves in the corner and I am unsure how I can make this pattern curve too? The scalloped detail is for the back seat res… --- ## [Tapering Curves from Faces](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/tapering-curves-from-faces/94252)
**Author:** [@Cardan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Cardan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/tapering-curves-from-faces/94252 "2019-04-30T04:16:51Z")
Hello, New to modeling curves and my current issue is with modeling octopus arms. I am curving the arm and tapering at the same time. the arms do not taper consistently so I am modeling it in segments. I’ve identified … --- ## [Creating unique faces](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/creating-unique-faces/26277)
**Author:** [@devin.fentie](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/devin.fentie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/creating-unique-faces/26277 "2018-01-25T22:42:18Z")
all my lines are joined but Sketchup won’t create a face to follow the curve --- ## [Divide face into different parts](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/divide-face-into-different-parts/55179)
**Author:** [@LadIQe](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/LadIQe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/divide-face-into-different-parts/55179 "2017-11-15T13:08:10Z")
Hi people, newbie here, hope i wrote it into right place :wink: Want to ask important thing. I have face, half of it is straight and second half is curved. I want to divide it into parts, but i want to have 4m long part… --- ## [Drawing a Tapered Curve?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drawing-a-tapered-curve/53072)
**Author:** [@Silverback](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Silverback)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/drawing-a-tapered-curve/53072 "2017-10-11T14:15:18Z")
How do I draw a tapered curve, something like this (this is imported from an STL): 1- I’m not sure if there’s a better way of drawing a curve then connecting a bunch of arcs together, 2- how do I give it a tapered pr… --- ## [I'm not able to replicate this LEGO arm](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/im-not-able-to-replicate-this-lego-arm/52683)
**Author:** [@spawn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/spawn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/im-not-able-to-replicate-this-lego-arm/52683 "2017-10-04T20:26:09Z")
Hi everybody. I’ve been trying to replicate the arm of this LEGO man toy I found in the 3D warehouse. The dimensions has not to be the very same (but I try), I was inspecting the geometry with turning hidden geom… --- ## [Plugin for repeat and modulate a 3D object on the curve surfaces?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/plugin-for-repeat-and-modulate-a-3d-object-on-the-curve-surfaces/49904)
**Author:** [@alizadeh.kourosh](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/alizadeh.kourosh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/plugin-for-repeat-and-modulate-a-3d-object-on-the-curve-surfaces/49904 "2017-08-14T08:26:44Z")
hi guys :slight\_smile: I want to repeat a texture on the surfaces. Something like the image below: Is there any trick or plugin to do this or it’s impossible? --- ## [Using Math to Create Curves](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/using-math-to-create-curves/47648)
**Author:** [@Sydewinder](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Sydewinder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/using-math-to-create-curves/47648 "2017-07-03T13:26:02Z")
Is there any add-on, extension, or anything or anyway that I can graph an equation? Ideally, it would let me draw any mathematical curve out there. For example, let’s say I want a hyperbolic curve. I could plug in the ri… --- ## [Help creating a pattern around a curved shape](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-creating-a-pattern-around-a-curved-shape/45473)
**Author:** [@kellyrose](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kellyrose)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-creating-a-pattern-around-a-curved-shape/45473 "2017-05-27T15:31:45Z")
I am trying to create a bench with a repeating pattern cut out of the center ring. Here is what I have so far. You can see the top and bottom turned out pretty good, but it was very time-consuming. I created the flat … --- ## [Help me please. New Challenge!](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-me-please-new-challenge/37711)
**Author:** [@NicolasChanel](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/NicolasChanel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-me-please-new-challenge/37711 "2017-01-21T14:59:58Z")
Hello all, I would like a specific shape to my object, look at the image, and I would give it a curve. How can i do ? a tool for a deformation/distortion ? or another ? thanks for help ! :slight\_smile: Nico’ --- ## [Helical Balustrade](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/helical-balustrade/35901)
**Author:** [@lemonmeringue](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/lemonmeringue)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/helical-balustrade/35901 "2016-12-17T10:48:18Z")
Hello, I posted last week with some issues surrounding a helical staircase I am drawing up and gratefully received lots of help and was able to sort the problem, however I am now having a similar issue with a different … --- ## [Export to OBJ Issue (Some objects missing)](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/export-to-obj-issue-some-objects-missing/29982)
**Author:** [@feridson](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/feridson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/export-to-obj-issue-some-objects-missing/29982 "2016-09-13T05:22:53Z")
Hi all I am exporting a model of roof top aircond compressor and piping from SKP to OBJ. There are lots of curvy lines for piping and compressor fans etc, which are all not appearing in exported OBJ file. I have attach… --- ## [Curved/twised surface issues](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/curved-twised-surface-issues/30048)
**Author:** [@hiimzackjones](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/hiimzackjones)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/curved-twised-surface-issues/30048 "2016-09-09T09:22:42Z")
(note, this post originally had images directly in the post but I’m a new guy here so I can’t do that more than once. So here is a link to all the images - Imgur: The magic of the Internet) Hi guys, I’ve been working on… --- ## [Measuring a Balustrade for a Woodturner](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-a-balustrade-for-a-woodturner/28264)
**Author:** [@7lemons](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/7lemons)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-a-balustrade-for-a-woodturner/28264 "2016-07-25T11:38:00Z")
Hi All, I’m very new to Sketchup, have pretty much just got it because i’ve become obsessed with building a particular balustrade coffee table. It turns out the exact one I want to build was already in the 3D warehou… --- ## [Please help! Probably simple curve problem has me stymied :/](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-probably-simple-curve-problem-has-me-stymied/23056)
**Author:** [@PositivelySteve](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/PositivelySteve)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-probably-simple-curve-problem-has-me-stymied/23056 "2016-04-15T14:23:05Z")
Curve Problem.skp (103.4 KB) Just as a circle most efficenlty encloses a volume, and an arc joins point (where possible) most simply, smoothly, and with the greatest radius, I need a tool/way to join my 6 endpoints… --- ## [Banister Extrusion Round A Corner](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/banister-extrusion-round-a-corner/23363)
**Author:** [@lemonmeringue](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/lemonmeringue)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/banister-extrusion-round-a-corner/23363 "2016-04-09T23:27:11Z")
Hi there, I am producing a banister for a staircase in Sketchup but I am having trouble getting the banister to curve round a sharp 90 degree corner smoothly whilst still descending. The follow me tool does nothing use… --- ## [Site Plan- Curving 3D Path help](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/site-plan-curving-3d-path-help/22307)
**Author:** [@chrisjewett28](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/chrisjewett28)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/site-plan-curving-3d-path-help/22307 "2016-03-20T23:50:33Z")
Hi- I am modelling a site plan for school with the following path and elevations as noted. How can I make the path smoothly change heights? I don’t think the CLF Shape Bender plugin will help me here, unless I do it in … --- ## [How to stretch texture on curved area](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-stretch-texture-on-curved-area/21588)
**Author:** [@rysik007](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/rysik007)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-stretch-texture-on-curved-area/21588 "2016-03-07T20:52:36Z")
I have problem with texture. It is a paving tiles texture. Source texture file contains two rows of tiles. It’s simple to add texture on rectangular area, I make it when I want to create some like straight pathway. There… --- ## [Create a Curve Glass Panel](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-a-curve-glass-panel/19695)
**Author:** [@mikasa](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mikasa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-a-curve-glass-panel/19695 "2016-02-01T15:51:13Z")
Hi! I’m a total beginner in SkecthUp and just starting out some tools and workflow. I wanted to ask for help regarding a project that I am testing. Basically, I’m creating a table with glass panel on top of it. Somethi… --- ## [How do I build this curve?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-build-this-curve/16249)
**Author:** [@arnonpipat](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/arnonpipat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-build-this-curve/16249 "2015-10-14T02:39:39Z")
I have to create 3d medel about sky train Please Help How I can build This one Thank You