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    Problem Creating a sphere... one circle disappears

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    • M Offline
      MarkEMark
      last edited by

      I have tried creating a sphere several times and am stumped.

      Process:

      Draw a 1" circle on the x Plane.

      Draw a .5" circle on the z plane, intersecting the centers of both circles, and 90 degrees to each other. Picture 1 below.

      Double click on the larger circle to select it with the selection tool

      Select the Follow Me Tool.

      Select the vertical circle face and the vertical circle DISAPPEARS. Picture 2.

      I have restarted the program in the event that there is a problem with the program. I have also successfully created a sphere earlier in the day on the same file.

      Any thoughts? Help! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ)

      Using the Free version of Sketchup 8.

      Mark

      Setting up the sphere process


      The moment I hit the mouse after selecting the follow me tool and then the smaller circle I wish to create the sphere from. Any ideas what's wrong?

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
        last edited by

        It's just too small. Try scaling things up by a factor of 100 and do it again.

        Etaoin Shrdlu

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        (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

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        • Jean LemireJ Offline
          Jean Lemire
          last edited by

          Hi Mark, hi folks.

          See this SU file for ideas.


          Holes in sphere.skp

          Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada.

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          • M Offline
            MarkEMark
            last edited by

            @jean lemire said:

            Hi Mark, hi folks.

            See this SU file for ideas.

            Thank you! This was the first time I tried a .5" sphere, so I get why it might have been too small.

            I will try as you suggest!

            Many thanks!

            Mark

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            • M Offline
              MarkEMark
              last edited by

              It worked! Thanks!!

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