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    • Dave RD Offline
      Dave R
      last edited by

      I don't know why you can't use Follow Me. It should work fine for that. Could you post the SKP file?

      Chamfer.png
      Round.png

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        Preselect the path, then activate FollowMe and click the profile's face.
        This is easier to control that trying to run the extrusion dynamically around a path...

        TIG

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        • C Offline
          chamferman
          last edited by

          Hello Dave

          Link Preview Image
          Cabinet top

          MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.

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          thanks for taking a look

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            Just upload the SKP to the forum.

            It worked fine for me.

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            • ely862meE Offline
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              last edited by

              What they said unless your geometry is really small, then the follow me tool won't be able to create faces that are smaller than 1 square mm . If this is the case, use scale tool to enlarge the geometry like 100 or 1000 times then,when done, revert it back to the original scale .

              EDIT

              Just saw the model, it is no problem to use the follow me tool . Select the path(select multiple things holding CTRL key pressed) you want to round then take the follow me tool and click on the round shape you created and it will do the job !


              Cabinet top a.skp

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              • C Offline
                chamferman
                last edited by

                Done


                Cabinet top.skp

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  It works fine for me. Get rid of the roundover arc at the notch, preselect the edges you want rounded over, get Follow Me and click on the profile.


                  Countertop.skp

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                    chamferman
                    last edited by

                    Thanks Dave
                    It just worked for me πŸ˜„i am not sure what I was doing wrong, but I am guessing probably not following your instructions precisely

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
                      last edited by

                      Well, I'm glad you got it finally.

                      Out ouf curiosity, do you want that hard transition from the front edge to the radiused corner? It seems like a smoother transition would be good.

                      And considering the orientation of the counter top with the model axes, maybe that is the back edge?

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                        chamferman
                        last edited by

                        Your right a smoother transition would be better, can you tell me how please?
                        The curve is at the front because the room that the table top was in was turned on it axes, if that make sense. I wanted to have the sun enter my room through a window without changing the time or date

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
                          last edited by

                          Ah. I understand.

                          So when you drag out the arc, set the second point and drag back along the edge until you get a magenta arc and the Tangent to edge message.


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                            chamferman
                            last edited by

                            Thanks Dave I will give it a go.

                            SketchUp 8, V-Ray 1.49.01

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                            • GaieusG Offline
                              Gaieus
                              last edited by

                              @dave r said:

                              Ah. I understand.

                              So when you drag out the arc, set the second point and drag back along the edge until you get a magenta arc and the Tangent to edge message.

                              Also, before that, when you have clicked to set the first end of the arc and move your cursor along the other edge, it will turn into magenta at a point - indicating that you are at the exact same distance from the corner. Click now and do what Dave posted above to get the arc magenta, too.

                              Gai...

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                              • Dave RD Offline
                                Dave R
                                last edited by

                                By the way, if the arc is cyan instead of magenta, it is only tangent to one edge instead of both.

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                                • pilouP Offline
                                  pilou
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                                  Funny I have made that yesterday πŸ˜„
                                  (sorry in French πŸ˜‰

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