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    Spiral corridoor/passage problem (Follow Me Tool)

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    • M Offline
      MattsDesigns
      last edited by

      Hi guys

      I've been using the follow me tool to extrude a square shape around a short downward spiral. If you imagine a short and downward spiral corridor in your head-
      I need the floor and ceiling to stay parallel with the ground (if Sketchup had a ground).

      The Follow Me tool causes the square profile to bank around the spiral which looks nice but isn't what I'm after right now!

      Thanks.

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        This 'skewing' of profiles extruded with FollowMe is a known limitation of the native tool...
        That is why the 'FollowMe And Keep' plugin [FAK] was created πŸ˜„
        Download/install from the SCF PluginStore [under the Resources menu above].
        This will do your extrusion as you wish, keeping the profile 'level' as it goes around the 3d curve...
        πŸ€“

        TIG

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        • M Offline
          MattsDesigns
          last edited by

          Ah thankyou πŸ˜„

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