I'll work something up for you but in the meantime, play around with the Sandbox tools. You can make a decent representation with them. Start with a larger area than you need and push in a dimple where the button will be. then keep only part of the area and make it a component. Copy that component and flip it to make the rest of the surface.
It'll be easier to see in images but my computer at work won't handle the load. I'll have to wait until I get home.
Hi Gary, I hope you've been having fun with the Sandbox tools. Sorry I didn't get anything done last evening. SWMBO had other plans and you know how that goes.
I hit on a nicer (I think) way to do it what you want using a different plugin. I still need to do a tutorial sort of thing. Hopefully this evening.
Yes, that is just the thing, except deeper buttons.
Playing with Sandbox is not so much fun as a bit frustrating. (Not being able to figure out what to do).
I've been unable to find tutorials on the web that explain, step by step on how to build from scratch. Most of the videos are so out of focus, or such a resolution that I am unable to see or make out what buttons are being pressed.
Gary, see if this will help. As to the depth, you can make that adjustment easily enough in the setup.
The Sandbox tools were really designed for creating topography. They have some interesting applications but I think the method I show in the link works more easily.
Glad to help. Unzip the file and extract the files inside to the Plugins folder. Then restart SketchUp. Make sure you go to Window>Plugins>Extensions and check all the boxes. If the toolbar doesn't show, turn it on from View>Toolbars.
So you exported a JPEG of the drawn cushion with Hidden Geometry turned on? Did you save the drawn cushion? If you did, you should be able to correct the issue and export a new JPEG.
If you didn't save it, I would suggest you do this time. It might be useful later. It would also be nice because you can change the color of the model before exporting the image if you need to modify that.