Creates a surface from a grid of intersecting curves (like terrain from contours or a mesh from splines).
Steps:
💡 Ideal for terrain modeling, car body panels, fabric draping. curviloft plugin sketchup
This tool takes a solid mesh or a set of edges and generates evenly spaced horizontal lines across it. Alternatively, you can select a set of horizontal lines, and Curviloft will construct a terrain surface.
How to use it:
Best for: Landscape architecture, site models, terrain from CAD files, and 3D printing organic landmasses.
Before you start modeling, you need to get the tool installed. Curviloft is a RBZ file (SketchUp’s Ruby archive format). Creates a surface from a grid of intersecting
Step-by-Step Installation:
Where to find it: After installation, Curviloft typically generates a toolbar with five icons. If you don't see it, go to View > Toolbars > Curviloft. Alternatively, you can find it under Extensions > Curviloft. Generate
Pro Tip: Curviloft works best with clean geometry. Before using it, install CleanUp³ (also by TIG) and LibFredo6 (a required library for many French plugins). LibFredo6 adds language translation and visual feedback that Curviloft depends on.
The Problem: The "start points" of your profiles are not aligned. Profile 1 starts at the top-left, Profile 2 starts at the top-right. Curviloft connects start to start, causing a twist. The Fix: Before lofting, edit each profile group. Draw a small "witness line" (a tiny red line) on the same edge of every profile (e.g., the left side). Use Fredo6 Tools > Orient Faces or manually rotate the profiles so the witness lines align.