Selecting an object and clicking the Subdivide button in the Tool palette produces a perfectly subdivided object. Add subdivision modellingĬosting a meagre $22, Dale Martens’ plug-in SubdivideAndSmooth puts true subdivision surface modelling inside SketchUp. You can also pre-pick edges to bevel them selectively, although you may need to do a little clean-up with the Eraser tool afterwards. This clever add-on enables you to set the number of edges in the bevel, and uses Bezier curves to draw them, to ensure continuity between the resulting curve and the straight edges of the model. (Generally speaking, a 3x followed by 1x bevel distance will produce an acceptable result.) But if you want a little more control over your modelled output, Fredo6’s Round Edge (by Bezier) is the the plug-in for you. Successively applying SketchyBevel will produce more rounded corners. Simply select the whole object, right-click and select Bevel. Chris Phillips’ SketchyBevel applies bevelling to every edge on an object. Thankfully, there are two plug-ins currently available that make bevelling a breeze. It is possible to create bevelled edges in SketchUp using the Follow Me tool and a bit of forethought, but it doesn’t always work – for example, where more than three edges converge on a point.
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