I seem to be stuck on what I thought would be a very simple task - I would like to use the follow me tool and apply a 15 mm radius to the top face only as shown in the image. [image]

Here’s using basic tools: offset, pushpull, arc, line, and followme. The main trick is that the profile you extrude needs to be perpendicular to the path for followme to avoid issues with corners. There are also plugins such as Fredo6’s RoundCorner that do this, but it is good to learn how using s…

For completeness, here are a couple more methods: [image] -Gully

See here for an even neater way: SketchUp - Follow Me tool makes chamfer and rounded edges in box - YouTube

That old video doesn’t address the issue of drawing the profile on a curved face. The posts above do.

Fair point. And now I have to fill in to make up 20 characters…

Radius an edge on a basic shape

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Gully_Foyle April 6, 2016, 8:15pm 4

For completeness, here are a couple more methods:

-Gully

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Radius an edge on a basic shape

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