The extension's key advantage lies in its ability to "join" the generated faces by computing the average position of their vertices, maintaining the continuity of offset surfaces, which is particularly valuable for thickening non-planar surfaces like curved walls or organic forms.
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To master the tool in SketchUp 2021, you must understand its four distinct algorithms. Joint Push Pull Sketchup 2021
Always restart SketchUp after installing new plugins. Tutorial: Using Joint Push Pull for Curved Surfaces
Type a value (e.g., 10cm ) into the Measurements box and press Enter . The extension's key advantage lies in its ability
When the tool is active, a Heads-Up Display (HUD) menu appears on your screen. Here you can manually type in an exact . You can also toggle settings like finishing profiles or choosing whether to generate new faces as a separate group. Step 4: Preview and Validate
| Feature | Native Push/Pull (2021) | Joint Push Pull | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Flat surfaces | ✅ Fast | ✅ Works (but overkill) | | Curved surfaces (Curviloft mesh) | ❌ Error | ✅ Normal mode | | Spheres, domes | ❌ Creates jagged artifacts | ✅ Perfect concentric shell | | Extruding edges | ❌ Not possible | ✅ Extrude mode | | Memory usage | Low | Moderate (requires LibFredo6) | | Undo reliability | Perfect | Occasionally fails on massive extrusions | Share public link To master the tool in
You can choose to select a surface, all connected faces, or individual faces by material.
For Joint Push Pull to work flawlessly with SketchUp 2021, you must also install its dependencies.