Tips for Modeling with Flat Profiles (No Thickness) in SketchUp!



In this video, we talk about some different ways to extrude profiles in SketchUp that don’t have any thickness to them. This can be useful for things like modeling flashing or waterproofing, or for doing things like vertex modeling in SketchUp!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Introduction
0:27 – Extruding profiles with thickness
1:11 – Extrude edge with native tools – workaround
2:32 – Extruding with Extrusion Tools – Extrude by Rail
3:51 – Welding edges into a curve
5:11 – Extruding with Extrusion Tool – Extrude by Vector
6:35 – Extruding a flat profile along a path with Profile Builder
9:47 – Modeling with Vertices with Vertex Tools
11:13 – Support the show on Patreon!

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