BEST TIPS for Modeling with FFD in SketchUp!

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6 жыл бұрын

In today's video, learn some tips for modeling with the FFD Plugin for SketchUp. This extension allows you to create a "control cage" around your model to allow you to deform and work with shapes.
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@alexsix2411 3 жыл бұрын

You... are.. the... BEST ! You're the only one that I know of who actually TALKS about the outliner trick to easily select the dots ! THANKS !!!

@adamheeley285 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is such an amazing resource

@Skans-Gustav 2 жыл бұрын

Looks very useful. Thanks.

@Peoples_Architect 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Thanks for the great info. I am almost there but couldn't find the option to select control points and I am not even getting option for outliner (Skp19).

@gurucharan5618 4 жыл бұрын

Great work sir

@alpinist-4183 2 жыл бұрын

Great tut!

@user-qv8we9xy2j 6 жыл бұрын

really great tools, thanks for the display

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

@willembuiting 6 жыл бұрын

Great video Justin. Thank you!

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Willem! I hadn't done an FFD video in a while, so I thought I'd create a new one! :)

@willembuiting 6 жыл бұрын

TheSketchUpEssentials this one is really inspiring. Thanks again.

@abowers0303 4 жыл бұрын

I'm using SKPMK17 and whenever I attempt to subdivide (even a simple 2x2x2 cube) using FFD the software immediately crashes. Any thoughts on why this is happeneing?

@enriqueapalacios Жыл бұрын

just great

@sangwanqrduangkaew6670 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@dahliado9993 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You !

@Thesketchupessentials 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@ayembongski76 5 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@trishafdo3028 2 жыл бұрын

I used FFD extension for my stadium design ! And it only applies for the inner walls and only lines get curved ! What to do for the whole thing to get curved ?

@andreibaylon3779 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sir, can I ask how come whenever I close my file and reopen it, the FFD points assigned no longer work? Thank you!

@junsterkai007 3 жыл бұрын

Same question! help

@mrunalotari1495 3 жыл бұрын

thankyou so much

@sukhrajsingh8583 2 жыл бұрын

Hello

@richarddomeshi 5 жыл бұрын

Great job bro!!!

@ibsemara7329 4 жыл бұрын

nice tutorial

@Thesketchupessentials 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@NAO-qo1mn 6 жыл бұрын

Hello. I am currently making an arena design. So may concept is like an armadillo carapace. Problem is I don't know what extension to use to pattern the skin of my building. Help please?

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen your building, but you may want to think about modeling the face, then bending the pattern along the face with Flowify - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9hgo9qptsixqqc.html - Hope this helped a bit

@majdoubhenda731 5 жыл бұрын

tnx

@sunpeou7200 6 жыл бұрын

I'm looking for a tip to draw arc on curve face, Any suggestions?

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

Yep - The Tools on Surface extension should have what you're looking for - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZ9pfLmXza3DYmw.html - Thanks!

@tvideo1189 6 жыл бұрын

I'm looking for a tool that allows precise adjustment of an organic surface. Modeling aircraft canopies. See any image for a P-47D, P-40, etc. Any suggestions?

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe something like Vertex Tools? - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdt3jdl0mrHLlGQ.html

@tvideo1189 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'll give it a look. I usually have the top and side view on model aircraft plans. If I outlined the top view profile with a line, and the side view profile with a line, I could use those lines as rails for some sort of sweep. but I haven't had much luck with that.

@estefanyrodriguez8379 3 жыл бұрын

The options 2x2FFD, 3x3 FFD, NxN FFD doesn't appear in my Sketchup 2018. Why does it happen?

@HO-mk2nz 3 жыл бұрын

try object exloded and regroup. then maybe u can find other options.

@arabubakkar4442 5 жыл бұрын

sir i have a problem like that i do the same.. but while scaling instead of the selected objectsto reshape iam getting only in the form of LINES..can u please help me

@Thesketchupessentials 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure really - are you sure your group contains both edges and faces?

@jeremydalemanipon8701 2 жыл бұрын

why can't i click my points even though i selected it on outliner? i am using skp 2020 please help

@24SevenMarketing 6 жыл бұрын

FFD is REALLY Interesting but I don't know if it will work for me . I have a survey of my site with a number of points indicating the elevation . I want to create a 3D model of the site so that I can calculate the volume of dirt I will generate/need as I level the site to place the buildings and parking lot . From the video I don't think FFD will work so can you give me any suggestions about plugins that will produce a 3D site plan? Also, while we are at it my survey includes thee locations, size and types of trees on the site ... where can I find good 3D models of trees so I can add the trees into my model?

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

FFD is probably not the right tool for sitework - you may want to try Toposhaper - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7CUYNqa39SlkqM.html - You may want to start here for planting info - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mc6Zh5xpv9uae6c.html - Thanks!

@simoncastao 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Your videos are always very helpful. Do you know if it is posible to create de FFD points with different axes?

@aRifiSlaM-sy5vk 6 жыл бұрын

omg .....just stunning fr me sir

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

Cool! Glad you liked it!

@Amateur23 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I wonder that someone can help me to install Sketchy FFD app? I already installed the SketchUcation and downloaded / installed Sketchy FFD, but now I can't find it either in extention or tool. Could you explain me how to correct it? Thank in advance DC

@SarthakSharma-nd7gd 2 жыл бұрын

Any solution you found?

@arrowstheorem1881 4 жыл бұрын

Very LIKE !!

@alibaloush386 4 жыл бұрын

thank you.. but i have a problem here many parts of the model faces just disappeared when i use FFD please could u help me find out the reason !

@Thesketchupessentials 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry - I have no idea why this is happening. Start with a simpler model and see if it works then

@sangwanqrduangkaew6670 6 жыл бұрын

You can tutorial msphysics for sketchup?

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

It's on the list of extensions my supporters are voting on, but it hasn't been selected yet - thanks!

@mipe7755 6 жыл бұрын

I have such a problem with FFD that when my group is rotated, so its local axes don't match global model axes, FFD group will not be matched to group's local axes but to model's global axes istead. This doesn't allow me to use it precisely. Do you know if there's any way to force it matching group's local axes?

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

Reset your global model axes to match your local axes? Draw a box first so you can easily change it back?

@mipe7755 6 жыл бұрын

If I first draw a group, impose an FFD cage and then rotate or move them together, FFD goes crazy and starts making terrible mess with the mesh. Even if I change global axes, FFD with stick to their original, "native" setting, that's strange. The same problem I have with Fredo Scale. Sometimes deformation box won't be automatically matched properly to group extents and clicking an edge to match it manually doesn't help. I don't know if Fredo Scale has any feature like "match deformation box to group's bounding box", so that orientation of deformation box would be like in native scale tool.

@NJPicturestudios 5 жыл бұрын

I installed the plug in scetchup 2017 and 2018, but I cannot select the points after double clicking on a grouped shape. The points appear as light grey points. Any idea what could be wrong ? Kind regards Nick

@Thesketchupessentials 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe try to find the points group in the outliner - sometimes I have trouble selecting them by double clicking in the model itself because they're so small

@bmsce10b77 5 жыл бұрын

@@Thesketchupessentials I can't find the window you have on the right side of your screen since I have a MacBook hence me finding it hard to pick your ffd points which are on the group, your earlier version had points which were offset from the actual group itself which was much easier to select and navigate

@weirdobutcreative376 9 ай бұрын

Same thing happens to me@@bmsce10b77

@koalaarc991 6 жыл бұрын

is it works on su 2017? i already downloaded it from the link in description, but it different from your video

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

It should - I used it with SketchUp 2017 all last year, so it should work fine...

@rilian226 6 жыл бұрын

It works in 2017. That's the version I use and I just added the plugin and tested...

@krokodils1977 5 жыл бұрын

Make sure You are working with group. It seems, that FFD doesn't work with components.

@victorchristiansalim8449 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, I have a problem which i cannot affect the shape although i have move the points. it used to be success in a few time ago, but after i turn off my sketchup and opening again, this problem happen, any idea how to reactive the ffd points so it can affect the geometry again?

@victorchristiansalim8449 5 жыл бұрын

In other cases the ffd point also cannot affect the geometry after I relocate my whole building, the points becomes cannot affect the geometry no more.

@victorchristiansalim8449 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry for my broken english, i'm very glad if anyone help me with my problem since i cannot find the tutorial to reactive FFD Points to work again.

@Thesketchupessentials 5 жыл бұрын

Did you try deleting the group with the control points and running it again?

@victorianoreenabo8627 4 жыл бұрын

Halu!! My Ffd options doesnt show the 2x2, 3x3 nor the Nxn. Why is that?

@estefanyrodriguez8379 3 жыл бұрын

same here!

@roshinisantana1234 11 ай бұрын

Hi … 8:50 I’m unable to to that vertices are not showing can you please help😢

@adityofajar7763 5 жыл бұрын

how to open choose ffd option? ( object and FFD pick ) i use 2015

@Thesketchupessentials 5 жыл бұрын

I don't understand the question - You right click on an object and select FFD to use it

@josephdiamante715 5 жыл бұрын

i can't find the control points in my skp17, do you know how to activate it or what? thanks man

@Thesketchupessentials 5 жыл бұрын

Did you install the FFD extension?

@josephdiamante715 5 жыл бұрын

@@Thesketchupessentials where can i download an extension? Thanks

@gurucharan5618 4 жыл бұрын

Sketchucation

@naveedullahhotak1485 6 жыл бұрын

That is a great tools but how can I get it ?

@Thesketchupessentials 6 жыл бұрын

It's linked in the notes below the video

@manjappahk4775 2 жыл бұрын

Sir profile builder download link send me sir

@rotarubeniamin8626 3 жыл бұрын

10:11 How can i broken up?

@zyzo99 3 жыл бұрын

Nice lattice. Wonder if v.8 compatible?

@Thesketchupessentials 3 жыл бұрын

I have zero clue if this is compatible with a version from 11 years ago...

@zyzo99 3 жыл бұрын

@@Thesketchupessentials Suppose so. Np.; Still hope Google re-acquire SKP ;))

@Thesketchupessentials 3 жыл бұрын

@@zyzo99 Silly opinion - Google has killed just about every other acquisition they decided to make that they ended up not needing. SketchUp is about the only acquisition to escape that fate. Google DOESN'T WANT SketchUp

@zyzo99 3 жыл бұрын

@@Thesketchupessentials You may call this oppinion whatever you want. Trimble is a ghost company, they might sell carrot equally succesfully as they 'develope' SKP. Btw. Your dramatic, vocal intro /Whazzzzz Uppp, guyyyzzzz!/in your videos seems more ridiculous to me ))

@Thesketchupessentials 3 жыл бұрын

@@zyzo99 Well based on the fact that you're still using version 8, I highly doubt it matters if they do any more development on SketchUp or not. Good luck with that version

@powerdreammedia5712 8 ай бұрын

We can't understand, how the yellow line come

@chrstndvsct6188 2 жыл бұрын

It hard to use this in 2021 version

@politicallyincorrect8121 3 жыл бұрын

why my cube disappears all the time when i double click the FFD ???

@omargal3013 3 жыл бұрын

it is most likely because you have the option in which when you enter a group your entire view focuses on that group itself, "hiding" the rest of the objects outside that group.