Sketchup sandbox from contours tool

You can retriangulate the plateaus to create a slope using the Flip Edge tool. Editing and Fine-Tuning Terrain explains how to flip edges and make other common edits. If you prefer to to start modeling terrain from a flat, rectangular TIN, you draw the shape with the Sandbox From Scratch tool:.

The SketchUp forum is the place to be. Our outstanding community of passionate experts have answers to your questions. Help Center. During this time, you might be prompted to re-enter your credentials username and password. How do you do this in SketchUp Free? Yes, the Desktop versions of SketchUp have the Sandbox Tools which is designed for this sort of thing.

The two ways to establish a contour map are the cross-section method and the trace contour method. To use the cross-section method, set a control or reference line at the center of the lot, then lay out and stake a grid; the elevation is determined at each stake in the grid relative to a benchmark.

Contents 1 How do I use sandbox tools in SketchUp? People also ask: How to sandbox sketchup? How to open sandbox tools in sketchup? How to sandbox in sketchup?

How to edit sandbox in sketchup? How to use sandbox in sketchup? Perhaps after I generate it the second time it will be better. Which smoove likes better Re: Sandbox- From Contours- Issues by panixia » Sun Jun 02, am you should definitely take a look also to toposhaper and vertex tools plugins for this kind of job.. Re: Sandbox- From Contours- Issues by blackdogsketch » Mon Jun 03, pm If anyone can point me to a You tube or other tutorial on this process, I would be most grateful.

But I need to understand the whole concept more. But what about retaining walls, steps, existing buildings at various elevations??? Do you have to model building walls and draw contours against them?

Do you create groups of retaining walls first, then draw contours against them, and then turn them off before making the TIN? You might use "Tools on Surface" plugin to draw your profile on the group, but not necessary. The group should not affect the SB from contours process.

I like to make curves of the contours with recurve rb. The process will also assure you've got a continuous set of segments for each contour. You can also use simplify curve routines Fredo Tools? But definitely look at Toposhaper that resolves some these requirements.

There should definitely only be the single contour set, not a flat surface or second set below. To raise the contours from a flat set, there are various methods, You might make a vertical array of edges or guides to snap to your intervals. I think the push-pull method is more trouble. Look for Daniel Tal's lecture video too. You will see more on SB work.