Plugin similar to "Round Corners" but for planar surfaces?

RNRCFan

Hi everyone!

Is there any plugin similar to "Round Corners", but for planar surface?
It's kinda difficult to explain, so I edited a few screenshots to simulate what the plugin would be doing.

I'd be very helpful for me if something like that actually existed, thanks in advance for your answers!

Box

Something like this?

RNRCFan

Well, yes and no. First, I didn't know the "Follow me" tool could be used this way, so thanks for teaching me that!
And I'd like the "crevice" to follow a line drawn on a surface (or mutliple surfaces), no matter its direction, just like in the screenshot below.

And let's suppose I want the "crevice" on a cylinder, your technique can't work because I would not be able to draw the crevice's section on the edge of the solid (if you know what I mean).

Box

I agree it would be a useful tool and something that would fit nicely in Fredos collection.
Just pointing out there are generally simple ways to accomplish things that may have gone unnoticed.
Follow me would work on your first image and as for a cylinder I would draw the profile of the whole cylinder and use follow me or do this>

Scale V.gif

RNRCFan

True, there are lots of ways to acheive a single thing usually.

But creating a crevice along a line like this, on a surface like this is a real pain with SketchUp native tools...

Box

Here's a little tip, you can use a path outside a group for follow me. Note the part off screen is Edit Group.
Follow in Group.gif
Try this method on your shape, and draw your profile perpendicular to a segment of the path, it may not work but worth a try.

As I say I don't disagree, it would be a good tool.

RNRCFan

Tried your advice, didn't work as expected... Thanks though, I'll definitely use this trick on simpler geometry!

Box

Was worth a try.
It's a nice Extension request.

rv1974

All the tricks described above are too tedious. We are doomed to mess till eventually some magician will deliver shiny Groove maker
The most wanted for me, requested it many times

srx

SDMitch Bevelmaker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye4mcp0TPy8&feature=youtu.be

pilou

Some ideas here

RNRCFan

SDMitch Bevelmaker looks great, but looks like it doesn't work in recent SketchUp versions...

Thanks for the link pilou, now I understand why such plugin does not exist!