Shape bender doesn't really work

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The error you are getting was noticed as a 'reversion' in a SketchUp v2019 update - what's yours ?
It was fixed by a SketchUp update of that version...
It was caused by the tool's code using the selected line's vertex to place text, rather than the vertex.position - however, using a vertex OR a vertex.position should both work !
As I say this was fixed on the SketchUp side, so have you got the latest version of your particular SketchUp version installed ??
Please update your profile details accordingly...

You can get the current versions of all supported downloads here:
https://help.sketchup.com/en/downloading-older-versions

[betofg90]

hi!
i am stuck with shape bender. i recently added shape bender plugin from sketchUcation in SU pro 2019.
i am doing everything right as told in various tutorials. placing base line along red axis. but when i select base line after initiating shape bender , it selects the base line successfully and ask to select the curve for bend. but doesn't show start and end point as shown in tutorials. similarly when i select the curve, it neither shows the start and end points and does nothing. what should i do.
i have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling shape bender tool.

DID YOU FIX IT? I'm having the same problem

[TIG]

Have you got the latest version of v2019 and installed it ?

[MarieEve Martel]

Hi,

In my case, shape bender doesn't work appropriately, the bending is... off and distorted.

I followed the correct steps (component, straight line, and curved line aligned with red axe - line same width as component), selected my component, clic on shape bender tool, select straight line, then the curved one, and then the green preview appears, but it's not following the curved blueprint on the ground, it's not right above it (as it should), it's distorted out of angle and has this weird geometry pulling on it on one end stretching.

I'm not sure exactly how to insert an image here, but I dragged and dropped it right in the text boxe (hope it works), and tried putting the [img] pictures code around it. If you can't see the image, can you tell me how to ad it in please ? I am not familiar with coding, if that's what this is. Sorry, it's my first time joining a conversation on this forum, on this platform.


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green preview appears, but it's not following the curved blueprint on the ground, it's not right above it (as it should), it's distorted out of angle and has this weird geometry pulling on it on one end stretching.

Tap the up and down arrow keys until the green preview is what you want, then hit enter.

Look in the status bar at the bottom of your screen for modifiers for tools.