QuadFace Tools

Features
Access
Tools > QuadFace Tools
View > Toolbars > QuadFace Tools
Context Menu > QuadFace Tools* (Version 0.2.0)
* Enable Context Menu from Tools > QuadFace Tools > Preferences
Documentation
Selection Tool
Because the native selection tool is not aware of non-planar quads, a custom selection tool is provided. It will let you select quad faces as you
would with normal faces. It also let you select the edges of quads that are hidden without having to turn on Hidden Geometry.
Highlight Poles
Added in Version 0.7.0
You can toggle pole highlight overlay to see where your N and E poles are.
Context Menu > Poles > Highlight Poles

Grow / Shrink Selection
Extends of contracts the selection by the neighbouring entities in the selection.
Select Rings
Select Rings. Use the Plus and Minus buttons to increment or decrement the selection in steps.
Select Loops
Select Loops. Use the Plus and Minus buttons to increment or decrement the selection in steps.
Select Region to Loop
Selected a bordering ring around the selected entities.
Select Loop to Region

Selects a region from a loop of edges. The region filled is the one where there is a marker edge.
Select Quads from Edges

Selects quads where the current selection include at least two of the quad's edges.
Select Bounding Edges
Selects the bounding edges of selected faces.
Deselect Triangulation
Deselects all edges that acts is the divider of triangulated quads.
Smooth / Unsmooth Quads

The native smoothing function in SketchUp will destroy triangulated quads. Use these functions to perform a smooth that preserves the integrity
of the quads.
Connect Edges
Creates new edges between pairs of selected edges.
Ctrl+MouseMove Adds edges to selection
Shift+MouseMove Toggles edges to selection
Ctrl+Shift+MouseMove Removes edges to selection
Parameters
Segments controls the number of segments inserted between each pair.

Pinch controls the spacing between the segments. ( -100 to 100 ) Negative values space the segments closer while positive values space
them wider apart.
Click on an inputbox in the HUD (Heads Up Display) to control which parameter you can adjust by using the VCB.
Apply by using the HUD, context menu or press Return to commit the current preview.
Insert Loops
Insert loops based on the rings from the selected edges.

Remove Loops
Removes the loops which each selected edge is part of.
Build Corners
Builds a corner out of quads based on the selected edges. The selected edges must separate a pentagon and triangle.
Build Ends
Builds en ending out of quads based on selected edges. The selected edges must connect to the end of two parallel loops.
Flip Edge
Activates a tool for flipping the internal triangulation in Quads. This differs from Sandbox Tools in that it keeps Quads intact and also preserve the
UV mapping.
Flip Diagonals
Flips the internal triangulation of the selected Quads.
Triangulate Selected QuadFaces

Ensures that all the selected quads are triangulated. Any native quads with soft bordering edges will result in edges that are not soft and instead
hidden.
Remove Triangulation
Converts the selected planar quads into native quads with no triangulation.
Make Planar
Projects all the selected faces to a best fit plane based on the selected faces. Ensures connected quads are not broken.
Convert Connected Mesh to QuadFaces

Attempts to automatically convert the mesh into a set of quads. Select a native quad or two triangles making up a quad as the origin. This
operation may be slow!
Convert Wireframe to Quads

From a wireframe network where the edges form quadratic nodes a mesh of quads are generated.
The edges between each junction can consist of multiple edges. After activating the tool one can specify the angle tolerance for when a set of
edges are treated as one segment.
Convert Blender Quads to QuadFace Quads
Blender quads imported into SketchUp needs to be converted in order to be workable with QuadFace Tools.
Convert Sandbox Quads to QuadFace Quads

In version 0.4.0 the definition of a QuadFace changed. In order to use meshes from older QuadFace versions, as well as meshes generated by
Sandbox Tools, you have to convert the mesh via this utility first.
UV Mapping Tool
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UV Copy & Paste

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Updated 2012-02-08

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Features

Context Menu > Poles > Highlight Poles

Selected a bordering ring around the selected entities.

Select Loop to Region

Select Quads from Edges

Selects the bounding edges of selected faces.

Deselects all edges that acts is the divider of triangulated quads.

Smooth / Unsmooth Quads

Creates new edges between pairs of selected edges.

Ctrl+MouseMove Adds edges to selection

Shift+MouseMove Toggles edges to selection

Ctrl+Shift+MouseMove Removes edges to selection

Segments controls the number of segments inserted between each pair.

Insert loops based on the rings from the selected edges.

Removes the loops which each selected edge is part of.

Flips the internal triangulation of the selected Quads.

Triangulate Selected QuadFaces

Convert Connected Mesh to QuadFaces

Convert Wireframe to Quads

Convert Sandbox Quads to QuadFace Quads

UV Copy & Paste

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