Can I create a surface perpendicular to on an edge which doesn't lie on an axis?

[MikeWayzovski]

Follow the @Shep , not the herd…

[Wo3Dan]

@kevin58

, but I cannot for the life of me work out how to draw a surface perpendicular to an edge that doesn’t lie on a SketchUp axis.

SketchUp’s native tool ‘Follow Me’ helps you out instantly. See next image:

• select the edge A-B that needs a perpendicular face
• select the ‘Follow Me’ tool
• with the tool selected click on the face C

As you can see, A-B isn’t along any of the three axes
Face C (any shape) can be in almost any plane (here ground plane) but not in a way that A-B is coplanar or parallel with face C (so planes coplanar or parallel with A-B are excluded).

The result gives you an extrusion with both the beginning and the end face perpendicular to A-B.

[kevin58]

@Wo3Dan

@kevin58

, but I cannot for the life of me work out how to draw a surface perpendicular to an edge that doesn’t lie on a SketchUp axis.

SketchUp’s native tool ‘Follow Me’ helps you out instantly. See next image:

• select the edge A-B that needs a perpendicular face
• select the ‘Follow Me’ tool
• with the tool selected click on the face C

As you can see, A-B isn’t along any of the three axes
Face C (any shape) can be in almost any plane (here ground plane) but not in a way that A-B is coplanar with face C (so planes coplanar with A-B are excluded).

The result gives you an extrusion with both the beginning and the end face perpendicular to A-B.

Brilliant - and having created the perpendicular surface I can just copy and paste it straight onto the edge.

That is so simple and perfect - thanks a ton.