Shape Bender is a classic SketchUp extension developed by Chris Fullmer
Axis Orientation: Keep the straight line of your model strictly parallel to the red axis for consistent results.
Complexity Matters: The more segments your target curve has, the smoother the result will be. However, extremely high-poly objects may cause SketchUp to hang during the calculation. plugin sketchup shape bender
While SketchUp excels at rectilinear modeling, bending geometry natively is a challenge. Shape Bender solves this by using a "base-to-target" logic:
: The straight reference line must be oriented along the red axis for the plugin to recognize the "length" of your object correctly. Avoid Distortion Shape Bender is a classic SketchUp extension developed
Tips and Tricks
Despite its clunky interface and axis obsession, Shape Bender does something no other native tool can do: it maintains proportional volume along a curve. Native SketchUp’s Follow Me tool extrudes a profile along a path. Shape Bender takes an existing object and warps its internal logic to fit a new path. Select text → click Curve Bender icon →
A Baseline: A single straight line drawn along the Red Axis that represents the length of your object.