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    • G Offline
      gu5to
      last edited by

      Hi, I'm having trouble rounding the corners on this windowsill I'm trying to make. I can round the corners and push-pull it out, but then I haven't got a flat surface to apply my curve to. I'm sure there's an easy way to do this but I can't get my head around it!

      Cheers


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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
        last edited by

        This is a job for Follow Me!!!! [Cue the super hero music]

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        • G Offline
          gu5to
          last edited by

          Yeah I have tried follow me but I keep making a mess of it. Not sure what I'm missing

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            I edited my post to include a quick screen shot. Does that look sort of like what you're after?

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            • G Offline
              gu5to
              last edited by

              Yes it looks perfect. But how do I start off? Do I pull a rectangle out first?

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
                last edited by

                In that case I drew the profile and a path (the 3 lines above) and ran Follow Me to create the shape. You could draw the "board" and cut off the edges with profiles in much the same way you would do it to a real board with a router cutter. Follow Me can be additive as in my example or subtractive. It depends on what you want to start with.

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                • BoxB Offline
                  Box
                  last edited by

                  Dave's got you sorted there but here's a couple of action shots to show how the path relates to the profile.


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                  • G Offline
                    gu5to
                    last edited by

                    Thanks so much to both of you. This has been very helpful.

                    Cheers

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