Plugin - Sketchup Shape Bender

Unlocking Creative Possibilities with Shape Bender Plugin in SketchUp

The plugin's name was modest — Shape Bender — but its promise was incandescent: take any straight geometry and coax it smoothly along a curve. It sounded simple. In practice, it turned evenings into little acts of ritual and discovery. Evan's first experiment was humble: a bookshelf side panel that needed a graceful sweep. He drew a rectangle in SketchUp, modeled a simple spline above it, invoked Shape Bender, and watched as the rectangle melted into the curve, its faces stretching and folding like fabric over ribs. The plugin preserved edges and textures, and for the first time he could preview deformation without fear of ruining topology. plugin sketchup shape bender

Go to Extensions > Chris Fullmer Tools > Shape Bender (or click the icon in the toolbar). Select the Path: Unlocking Creative Possibilities with Shape Bender Plugin in

If you find yourself struggling to make "soft" shapes in a "box-based" modeling program, Shape Bender is the solution you've been looking for. Click the reference line (green line when selected)