Bend Any Shape in SketchUp with Flowify | Step-by-Step Tutorial

Learn how to use Flowify in SketchUp to bend louvers, 3D text, logos, and other geometry onto curved surfaces quickly and accurately.

In this complete Flowify SketchUp tutorial, I’ll show you the full workflow from preparing the curved target surface to setting up the required groups, imposing the grid, fixing common Flowify errors, and finally bending complex geometry onto architectural curved forms.

Flowify is especially useful for architects, interior designers, facade designers, and SketchUp users who need to create curved louvers, decorative panels, text, logos, and complex architectural geometry without manually bending every element.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn:

• How Flowify works in SketchUp
• How to prepare a curved surface correctly
• Why the target surface must have four corners
• How to create the three required groups
• How to verify the group structure with Outliner
• How to use Impose Grid
• How to create louvers with 1001bit Tools
• How to fix the “source geometry group must contain raw faces” error
• Why louvers should be exploded only once
• How to bend louvers onto a curved surface
• How to create and bend 3D text with Flowify
• How to place a curved logo onto louvers
• How to create complex architectural louver forms
• How Flowify can simplify curved modeling workflows

Instead of manually adjusting every piece, Flowify lets you map your geometry onto a curved surface using a much faster and cleaner SketchUp workflow.

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CHAPTERS
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00:00 Intro – Bend Objects onto Curved Surfaces
00:31 What Flowify Does in SketchUp
00:40 Creating the Curved Base Shape
01:38 Smoothing the Curved Geometry
02:19 Creating the Main Curved Form
02:35 Preparing the Source Surface
02:56 Important Flowify Rules
03:08 Why the Surface Needs Four Corners
03:29 Creating the Three Required Groups
04:34 Checking the Groups in Outliner
04:55 Preparing the Flat Source Surface
05:12 Using Flowify Impose Grid
05:34 Creating Louvers with 1001bit Tools
06:14 Flowify Error – Raw Faces Required
06:27 Fixing the Error by Exploding Once
06:41 Bending Louvers with Flowify
07:10 Creating 3D Text for the Curved Surface
08:05 Bending the Logo with Flowify
08:23 Smoothing & Positioning the Curved Text
08:50 More Flowify Examples
09:44 Architectural Curved Louver Example
10:14 Final Tips & Flowify Workflow
10:39 Download the Project File
10:56 Outro

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