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1. 
   kct3937 | Mar 28, 2010 08:17pm | #1

   Dave,
   Good video....little weak on the audio :-).
   What determines the degrees of the Bezier tool? Are their guidelines for the # of degrees?

   Ken T

2. 
   DaveRichards | Mar 28, 2010 08:38pm | #2

   Ken,

   I don't know what to tell you about the audio. As far as the volume goes, I am not having any difficulty. I can't help the voice itself. I'm stuck with that. ;)

   As to the number of degrees, the easiest way i know to describe it is the number of spaces between control points. As to how many control points, it depends upon how many changes there are in the curve direction and radius. In most cases I find 5 to be the most I need and for many curves, a 2 degree curve is perfect.

   Dave

3. 
   Bob G | Mar 28, 2010 11:21pm | #3

   Dave,
   Thanks, I've tried using Bezier.rb without any luck in the past. You've taken the mystery out of it.

4. 
   waterhead | Mar 29, 2010 05:49am | #4

   Dave,
   Another very clear explanation! When I first started using this tool I overlooked the possibility to change the number of control points for ages and it used to frustrate me enormously..

   Chris

5. 
   David5346 | Mar 29, 2010 02:13pm | #5

   Dave,
   This plug-in makes it official: SketchUp now beats Adobe Illustrator for versatility and ease of use. Manipulating bezier curves was always Illustrator's weak point, at least for me. But the bezier plug-in makes it so easy to draw and edit curves. Love it.
   David Heim

6. 
   saschafer | Mar 29, 2010 03:11pm | #6

   Regarding the audio, people realize that they need to set the volume in both their computer's main audio properties AND in the video player, too, right?

   -Steve

7. 
   teamman | Mar 31, 2010 09:16am | #7

   Dave
   Ive tried the link to bezier.rb but there is no down load mechanism, can you help? please. TG

8. 
   DaveRichards | Mar 31, 2010 10:20am | #8

   teamman, right click on the link and choose Save Target as... or Save Link as. Make sure it saves as a .rb file and put it into the Plugins folder.

9. 
   teamman | Mar 31, 2010 04:08pm | #9

   Dave
   How did you input this table to SK. Has there been a Blog that would help. TG

10. 
    DaveRichards | Mar 31, 2010 05:04pm | #10

    I assume you are referring to the image from the article. I think Tim and I have both talked about doing this. Basically I imported an image file (File>Import...) and used it as an image as opposed to a texture. Once I got the information I needed from it, I deleted the image.

11. 
    cbsn | Apr 07, 2011 01:58pm | #11

    Thanks for the great resource! this blog along with Tim's book has taken a lot of the frustration out of learning Sketchup-

    I've downloaded the the plugin and it shows up in the menu, but when I try to use it it doesn't create a face- I've tried making sure that I'm in the same plane but still no luck-

    Any suggestions?

    (using SU8 on a Mac)

    Thanks!

12. 
    DaveRichards | Apr 07, 2011 02:55pm | #12

    @cbsn, Are you creating a closed shape when you draw with the Bezier tool? If you leave even the slightest gap between curves and/or edges, you won't get a face. Are you drawing the Bezier curve on an existing face or just drawing it in space?

    You could send the SKP file to me so I could take a look and see what is happening.

    Dave

13. 
    cbsn | Apr 08, 2011 01:06am | #13

    Thanks Dave,

    I must have been leaving a small gap- tried it now and zoomed in close to make sure that I wasn't leaving a gap and getting the endpoints- it's working for me now.

    BTW, I'm in St Paul- do you ever teach any SU classes in Rochester?

    Thanks for your help-

14. 
    DaveRichards | Apr 08, 2011 12:09pm | #14

    cbsn, I'm glad you have that sorted out now.

    re: classes. I am teaching a class through the local community ed program. In fact, a four week class started this past Wednesday. I will probably do another in the fall if enough people sign up.

    -Dave

15. 
    DavidAHood | Mar 25, 2012 09:15pm | #15

    Dave,
    Is there a way to specify the number of segments in a bezier curve?
    thanks,
    David Hood

16. 
    DaveRichards | Mar 26, 2012 01:06am | #16

    David, you can only specify the number of control points with Bezier.rb but if you use the BZSpline plugin, you can specify both the number of segments and the number of control points. After you select the tool from the BZ toolbar, type in the number of control points followed by the number of segments such as 3, 24s which will give you 3 control points and 24 segments.

    -Dave