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      Estyl
      last edited by

      Hi to all,

      I'm facing a little problem with the "follow"tool, I try to make a shape following a close geometry but at the and my results presents some holes where they shouldn't be.
      because a picture worth 1000 words, please check my picture to visualize the problem.
      I have also attached the .skp file for more information.

      I thank you all for your help

      Estyl


      Open_spaces.jpg


      FollowTool_ Problem.skp

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        Gaieus
        last edited by

        Hi Estyl,

        I am almost certain this is some scaling issue. SU has problems with creating faces that would have as small edges as about 1 mm.

        Before you run the follow me tool, scale your model (object) up by 10 (or sometimes even 100), do the follow me then scale it back.

        Gai...

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          Estyl
          last edited by

          Thank you Gaeus,that was exactly the problem. I scale it 100x and it worked

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            Anssi
            last edited by

            I would also recommend that you don't use the default number of segments(12) when you draw small arches such as these. 6 or even less are most often quite adequate to create the right impression, and you get a much smaller number of larger faces.

            Anssi

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              Gaieus
              last edited by

              True, very true.

              Also, if you make such round corners often, here is a useful plugin:
              http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=10370

              Gai...

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