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      David.P
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      Hi forum,

      I want to make a bent rod. For this, I drew some intersecting lines, replaced the intersections by tangent arcs, and then used the Follow Me Tool to extrude a circle along the centerline of the rod.

      All worked well except that at SOME of the bends of the rod, the Follow Me Tool always leaves a rectangular hole in the rod surface?

      http://666kb.com/i/bdcmjl9kmbtfhiu6e.png

      I have no idea what causes this.

      Thanks for any help how to make the rod without holes,

      Cheers David.P

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        NewOne
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        What is the diameter of that? I think the holes are because sketchup can not make those faces. Scale the object before follow-me. This should resolve the problem. It's a known fact that SketchUp can not make faces if smallest edge of the face is less than 1mm.

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          David.P
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          Great -- that did it. Scaling resolved the problem completely (the final diameter of the rod is only 5mm).

          Thanks!
          David.P

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