Help, my image doesn't stick?

[Francois]

After finishing - sort of - my FLAK bunker, I figured I might try my hand at something a tad more challenging: a 1938 Fiat Topolino.

I loaded 3 images into Sketchup, as flat pictures..... started a new layer and traced the lines on the pictures, making sure all straight and curved line ends show the green dot when connecting, and making sure (I think) that all lines are in the same plane, i.e. on surface on the image behind them.

Alas..... it works for the top view, where my contours ultimately forms a 'face' that I can pull up.

Not so on the side view..... I simply cannot get it to be a 'face'. I drew some lines, interconnecting the contour lines green points..... and after drawing a lot of these diagonal lines I ultimately get lots of triangular-ish faces.

But nothing like the top-down view.

I even used a plugin called 'Stray Lines' to find problems, but it doesn't see any.

What on earth am I doing wrong that works on the top down view and not on the vertical side view !? Driving me mad !

 

[charlymorton]

This is typically caused by some of the points not being on the face, and the fact the face is ultimately created when adding diagonal lines, supports this.

I've had the same problem when I've tried to create models based this way.
If you can't find any points which aren't on the intended face, then I can have a look at it if you upload your model.

 

[Francois]

Hej Morton, thanks for the quick reply. I figure that must be the issue..... but how do you see it? I tried looking from the side (I noticed some 'warped' lines in my first attempt and started anew), but it is impossible to see if all points also touch the image. Is there a plugin or trick for it?

 

[charlymorton]

This one might be what you're after: Link

 

[Francois]

Ah, I didn't see that one yet. THANKS, am going to try it !

 

[Francois]

Thanks Morton, that worked ! Still unsure why it works fine with the picture flat on the floor so to speak, but not when I set it up vertically. For some reason the draw on face doesn't work when I do that.....

Oh well..... another nagging problem solved thanks to the wonderful community

 

[GaryGB]

Hi Francois:

Just checking to see if you noticed that TIG also said:

(c) TIG 2010 at: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31895

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice appear in all copies.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
___________________________________________________________________________
You need this file
#FlattenToPlane.rb >>> Plugins Folder
You must also have this file
#WorkPlane.rb >>> Plugins Folder http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345
___________________________________________________________________________

TIG's WorkPlane.rb is at: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345



Also, consider checking out TIG's alternative 'Silhouette to Plane' Tool


Silhouette to Plane.rb is at:

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=281445#p281445


NOTE: For 'Silhouette to Plane', TIG also says:

___________________________________________________________________________
You need this file
#SilhouetteToPlane.rb >>> Plugins Folder
You must also have this file
#WorkPlane.rb >>> Plugins Folder


Hope these links might help !

GaryGB

 

[Francois]

Hi Gary, yes I saw that and have Workplane installed.

I'll check on the silhouette though, didn't see that one yet. But I got me a 3D half Fiat already, so I am making progress..... Too bad we have to go to France for a few weeks now...... can't take the design PC with me this time :-(

 

[GaryGB]

Hi Gary, yes I saw that and have Workplane installed.

I'll check on the silhouette though, didn't see that one yet. But I got me a 3D half Fiat already, so I am making progress..... Too bad we have to go to France for a few weeks now...... can't take the design PC with me this time :-(

Hmmm... that's a good problem; how about "I" go to France ...for you ?

PS: Sketchup actually works OK on a less powerful PC notebook or desktop; but < ahem, cough-cough > ...skiing 'might' be fun too !


GaryGB

 

[Francois]

I know, but I miss my screen real estate on a notebook....... I'll be taking Photoshop tutorials with me instead ;-)

 

[kevintampa5]

my 15 min working on the same car. plugins are nice but its not impossible to do without them.
create clean objects to avoid stray issues later on in the model.

I think i might finish it to use in scenery as well. i need frf vehicles but didnt really want to make them myself.