# \[FeatureRequest\] Follow-Me Tool Procedure **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp Free\ **Tags:** featurerequest\ **Created:** [June 17, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675 "2016-06-17T18:28:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DanYHKim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cab0a1/32.png) [@DanYHKim](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanYHKim)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/1 "2016-06-17T18:28:47Z")
I am used to using the FollowMe tool by first selecting the Path line, and then selecting the Face to do the following. This is particularly good for creating spheres from circles. The my.SketchUp version appears only to work by selecting the Face, and then following a path line. I do not know what is generally preferred by other users, but I’d like it the former way. ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/2 "2016-06-17T18:36:14Z")
+1 and Follow Me needs a keyboard shortcut. ---
**Author:** ![john\_drivenupthewall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@john\_drivenupthewall](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_drivenupthewall)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/3 "2016-06-17T18:57:22Z")
I can select the path, then the tool, then the surface… what am I doing wrong? +1 for shortcut keys all round… john ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/4 "2016-06-17T18:59:04Z")
It seems to be a little inconsistent. When I tried it before posting, it didn’t work. I left it for a bit and did something else. I just tried it now and it works. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/5 "2016-06-17T19:00:42Z")
Is there any “About” display where the current version number is displayed ? ---
**Author:** ![denisroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/denisroy/32/24707_2.png) [@denisroy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/denisroy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/6 "2016-06-17T19:02:39Z")
I suggest “W” as the mapped shortcut. It’s what I still use in desktop SketchUp and it became quickly intuitive for me since “What the…?” was constantly coming out while gazing upon the result of my first sphere attempts when I started… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/7 "2016-06-17T19:02:49Z")
> [@DanRathbun](#): > > Is there any “About” display where the current version number is displayed ? Not that I see. I would expect that going to the link and logging in would take you to the most recent version, wouldn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/8 "2016-06-17T19:03:46Z")
> [@denisroy](#): > > It’s what I still use in desktop SketchUp and it became quickly intuitive for me since “What the…?” was constantly coming out while gazing upon the result of my first sphere attempts when I started… 😉 Funny! I like F myself. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/9 "2016-06-17T19:05:14Z")
Yes, but I am getting at KNOWING if the version has been updated (say, since you last tested the FollowMe fueature.) Perhaps it is in need of a “my.WhatsNew” or “your.Welcome” panel ? ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/10 "2016-06-17T19:06:45Z")
True. The SU team can move pretty quickly so it would be nice at least during the beta phase to get an alert of a new version when logging in. ---
**Author:** ![john\_drivenupthewall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@john\_drivenupthewall](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_drivenupthewall)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/11 "2016-06-17T19:07:41Z")
if you select the FollowMe tool first then the line then the face, it behaves weirdly… john ---
**Author:** ![denisroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/denisroy/32/24707_2.png) [@denisroy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/denisroy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/12 "2016-06-17T19:09:37Z")
I like the fact that the sphere don’t come out inside out (reversed faces) like in the desktop version though ---
**Author:** ![john\_drivenupthewall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@john\_drivenupthewall](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_drivenupthewall)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/13 "2016-06-17T19:11:58Z")
![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/a/3/a3b1197dc7913d8a3f71495833a54085f0153f96.gif) ---
**Author:** ![denisroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/denisroy/32/24707_2.png) [@denisroy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/denisroy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/14 "2016-06-17T19:13:20Z")
Looks like I didn’t try hard enough…! ---
**Author:** ![john\_drivenupthewall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@john\_drivenupthewall](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_drivenupthewall)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/15 "2016-06-17T19:15:26Z")
or maybe I painted both faces the same colour… ---
**Author:** ![DanYHKim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cab0a1/32.png) [@DanYHKim](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanYHKim)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/16 "2016-06-17T19:30:30Z")
**WOW!** Excellent! _Ich bin ein dummkopf!_ How do I mark as “Solved”? ---
**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/17 "2016-06-17T20:34:06Z")
If you are the topic originator, you can select the checkmark icon on **one** of the posts. (Only the originator will have these checkmark icons.) ---
**Author:** ![pyroluna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/pyroluna/32/5120_2.png) [@pyroluna](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/pyroluna)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/18 "2016-06-19T21:44:32Z")
Well, it seems the method where you’re selecting a face as a path is easier to accomplish since the first time you’ll select the follow-me tool, the multitool fly-out will still be set to Push-pull. Which you have to click (activate) to make the menu fly out. Meaning a selected face will stay selected, but a selected path will be deselected. So… why not make the menu fly out on hover? ---
**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/featurerequest-follow-me-tool-procedure/26675/19 "2016-06-19T22:14:01Z")
> [@pyroluna](#): > > So… why not make the menu fly out on hover? +1 (I like hover flyout idea!)