Follow me tool: Cannot extrude curve
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I drew this shape in 2D with the plan to use the follow me tool to make a lathed shape for 3D printing. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get it to properly extrude the dome at the top. Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong?
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Very likely it's because the line segments in the arc at the top are too short and/or the segments in the circular path. SketchUp doesn't make tiny little faces although they can exist. Scale the model up by a factor of 100 or so and run Follow Me. Then scale back down.
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Dave answered and it didn't warn me...
so, same answer twice...
your segments are probably too small...
scale everything up x 10...
when it's done scale everything x 0.1...look for 'scaling' tutorials for better explanations...
john -
Thank you both so much. I'll look up scaling.
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You can see the way I handle drawing smaller pieces with Follow Me here.
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