Molding Profiles

[xrok1]

use them with push/pull to build baseboards, frames ...

[lucifer1101]

o i see now, how do i import them into sketchup, or do i use them as a reference to remake them in sketchup...

[xrok1]

if you look inside the .zip files, they are already sketchup files. try it.

[lucifer1101]

ok thanks heaps...

and thankyou for the moulds ron they should come in handy....

[woodtogo]

Thanks for the great moldings very useful. One question though. If I want to measure the radius of any of the moldings, how would I go about that. I have tried and cannot get a radii measurement. Thanks

Ray

[Dave R]

woodtogo, since all of the edges of the profiles have been welded together, the curves are no longer arcs so there's no radii to measure. You could use the yellow Tape Measure tool and guidelines to work out the radius of the various curves if you need them. You could also trace the arc portions of the molding profile and create arcs you can dimension.

[boofredlay]

Ray, I use Chris Fullmer's Exploded Arc Centerpoint Finder plugin all the time. It works great.
Of course you would have to explode the arc so you can select two lines but then you could just weld them together again.

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[Sergio Morera]

Thank you Ron for this excellent library. Absolutely amazing

[bantymom]

You have made me all happy with this, but now I have a question. If I find a profile that works perfectly in the remodel I'm doing, do I then need to take it to a place that does custom millwork and have new knives made? or did these all come from one place that I could go to and order moulding? I saw that Forrester was mentioned in the initial post. Does anyone know if the profiles came from the mouldings supplied by that company?

With many thanks,
Banty

[tolmandesign]

Thanks, Ron!!! Very helpful.

[RonS]

You are welcome.
I am glad everyone can use them. All of the files do come from Forrester.

[Chris Fullmer]

Hey Ron, good to see you here. Looks its been 2.5 years since you last posted. Wow time flies.

Chris

[boofredlay]

He lives!

[RonS]

Hello Chris. Yes time does fly. In the past 2.5 years I had a job change, 2 computer melt downs and spine surgery but I am back up and running now.

[Chris Fullmer]

Wow, just this one thread has a few people that are missed around here.

rhankc - 300+ posts - hasn't posted in almost a year.

Juju - 1100+ posts - has not posted in nearly a year

PKast - over 100 posts, has only posted 2 times this year

Firkins - 70+ posts, has not posted for 2.5 years also.

I guess people sort of come and go. Perhaps they <shutter at the thought> have real lives outside of SketchUp? Anyhow, it was good to see you around. I hope is well with work and with your spine - that is a generally useful thing to keep in good working order.

[stef7615_09]

thanks fantastic work

[wolano]

Hey ron,
This can be very useful for profile builder. I don't have it, but I think you can use these files very well.

Wolano

[Gaieus]

Hi Wolano (and welcome),

I think they are indeed (somehow) included in the PB pack. Indeed very useful set (and great plugin also)

[technochitlin]

I know I'm really late to this party, but here goes. When I try to use these profiles in SU8 my Push/Pull tool has a red circle and bar telling me I 'can't do that'. What am I missing?

Jim

[Gaieus]

Hi Jim,

It can mean two things (basically):

• your profile is inside a group/component. Note that you cannot use the PP tool in this case: you will need to enter the group's editing context (double click) to access the face
• your profile is a curved surface with softened edges. See if there is any hidden geometry showing if you turn them on under View menu

There are other occasions, too, i none of the above apply, please, attach an example file.

[Dave R]

Jim, in the case of these molding profiles, Csaba's first statement is the one that applies. You must open the group (the molding profiles are all groups at least in the Astragal's file) for editing before you can modify it. It's kind of silly that they are groups. If they were components they could be more easily saved for later use

[technochitlin]

So Simple! Thanks a lot! I never expected such a swift, concise reply. My Sketchucation continues...

[Box]

When I use these profiles I tend to open the group and copy the profile then close the group and paste the profile to where I want it.
This leaves the original undisturbed, and the profile free to push pull etc.

[Dave R]

I think it would be smart to convert the groups to components and save them as a component library. Then you can quickly get the profile you need from the Components browser and not have to go through the hassle of opening the whole bloody file. A lot of them could do with some simplification, too

[technochitlin]

Thanks to all that replied- this has opened a whole slew of possibilities for me. I think, though, for the present anyway I'll just convert them to components as I use them. That's a lot of profiles- unless there's a batch convertor somewhere? If there is I'd be happy to do it and upload the results.

Jim