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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      The usual workaround for such a problem is either to do the extrusion along a curvy (not cornered) path (like in Dave's tutorial here) or to create a dome (hemisphere), quarter it and simply move the quarter hemisphere into that place in the corner.

      Gai...

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      • J Offline
        Julius
        last edited by

        well, in dave's tutorial there's still this littele hole:

        http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1007/radiusedcubeli6.png

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          @julius said:

          well, in dave's tutorial there's still this littele hole:

          Hm... πŸ˜’

          Gai...

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          • Wo3DanW Offline
            Wo3Dan
            last edited by

            @gaieus said:

            @julius said:

            well, in dave's tutorial there's still this littele hole:

            Hm... πŸ˜’

            Gaieus, maybe you should switch avatars with Julius!? 😎
            Anyway, this matter was discussed by Noel Dent, Gully and .... Gaieus some (exactly) 8 months ago:
            http://groups.google.com/group/sketchuphowto/browse_frm/thread/23b55b464cc16456/6b0c0732cc8b2bb6?lnk=gst&q=noel+gully+corner#6b0c0732cc8b2bb6
            I think there was a follow up with file to explain further.
            This 'bug' has been known for quite a while. You should close the gab by zooming in and do some stitching.

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            • G Offline
              GreenToaster
              last edited by

              Here's another example of what you can do with the Follow Me tool . . . it's not just for planar (flat) applications, as illustrated in this image . . .


              bw_car_0463b.jpg

              If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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              • GaieusG Offline
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                Wodan I know it does this "trick" when coming around a right angle corner but here the path was a rounded one.

                I'd've bet that there should've been something like this result:


                http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/sas/Newbie/FollowMe.jpg

                [Click on the image to download the skp file]

                @unknownuser said:

                Gaieus, maybe you should switch avatars with Julius!? 😎

                Well, to tell the truth it is Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Caligula) on the coin. I don't think Julius wanted my avatar... πŸ˜’


                Edit: I see now the difference. Dave placed the face to be extruded inside the box (thus creating the glitch for the radius of the face was smaller than the radius of the rounded edge). In my example I placed it outside so the face could smoothly follow the path.

                Gai...

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  @greentoaster said:

                  Here's another example of what you can do with the Follow Me tool . . . it's not just for planar (flat) applications, as illustrated in this image . . .

                  Surely Brad it can be used on non-planar paths, too - it will just twist and distort so if you wanted an even extrusion, it would be a very hard work to be precise.

                  Gai...

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                  • J Offline
                    Julius
                    last edited by

                    no, thanks, i prefer homer... πŸ˜‰

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                    • AnssiA Offline
                      Anssi
                      last edited by

                      Julius,

                      Here's Homer for you πŸ˜„
                      Homeros0701.jpg

                      Cheers

                      Anssi

                      securi adversus homines, securi adversus deos rem difficillimam adsecuti sunt, ut illis ne voto quidem opus esset

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                      • J Offline
                        Julius
                        last edited by

                        πŸ˜† well, actually i didn't mean that one πŸ˜†

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                        • boofredlayB Offline
                          boofredlay
                          last edited by

                          How is this one?

                          http://www.sideshowtoy.com/mas_assets/large/8501.jpg

                          http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                          • J Offline
                            Julius
                            last edited by

                            that's better πŸ˜† [/off-topic]

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                            • T Offline
                              topbobster
                              last edited by

                              @alan wood said:

                              Hi
                              I notice that you work with small measurements the same as myself. My solution to this problem was to
                              1 make the model in your case the rectanglular shape including the curve required.
                              2 group the model, scale up by a scale of 10 or 100.
                              3 ungroup the model, then carry out the follow me operation at this incrreased size.

                              This should then work. You will also have to use the same scaling up method for other shapes when working with small measurments.
                              cheers
                              Alan

                              Thanks, Alan, you're a star. Sometimes the simplest things make the difference....
                              Rob

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                              • Dave RD Offline
                                Dave R
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                                @Rob, making a group before scaling up only to explode it once you have is a waste of time. You can select the geometry and scale it up if you want. Scale down afterward. Here's another method that I think is easier. Start by making the profile and path for the Follow Me operation at the regular size. Make a component of the lot. Copy the component (Move/Copy) and scale the copy up by a factor of 10 or 100 or something. Open the large copy for editing, run Follow Me and do whatever else you need to do. Then close the large component to exit edit mode and delete it. Return to the original component and the work is done.

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