# Follow me tool do not want to follow, maybe over way of doing the job? **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Tags:** advice, help\ **Created:** [November 19, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-do-not-want-to-follow-maybe-over-way-of-doing-the-job/342254 "2025-11-19T16:37:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![serg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/serg/32/250732_2.png) [@serg](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/serg)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-do-not-want-to-follow-maybe-over-way-of-doing-the-job/342254/1 "2025-11-19T16:37:08Z")
Hi all, I got stuck so decided to join forum to see maybe someone can suggest me a different way of doing the part for 3D printing I wanted? So idea was to use follow me tool to make a surface smooth for creating a connection of 4 half pipes. But its not simply working, doing completely different job. Seems like I’mm missing something, please can someone help? I spent like 8 hours now trying all my knowlege. ![Screenshot 2025-11-19 at 17.36.46](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/a/8a91e93c14a38b8a9b8dabf2a671a1327613801d.png) ---
**Author:** ![francisquitof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/francisquitof/32/191263_2.png) [@francisquitof](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/francisquitof)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-do-not-want-to-follow-maybe-over-way-of-doing-the-job/342254/2 "2025-11-19T17:05:54Z")
Can you share the model? It’s probably too small, you can try scaling it up 100 times, if it doesn’t work I’d use curviloft. Since it’s a symmetrical shape you can model just 1/4 and the use either rotate and copy or mirror and copy. ---
**Author:** ![bmike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/bmike/32/225451_2.png) [@bmike](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/bmike)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-do-not-want-to-follow-maybe-over-way-of-doing-the-job/342254/3 "2025-11-19T17:32:46Z")
I would go back and make the disc whole again (and be sure it is its own component). Then use follow me to make the pipe shape (whole pipe, not half). This would be 1 ‘L’ shape. I would then position my pipes to make the pattern I wanted and use the solid tools to union them together. Make sure the ends of the pipe stick past your disc. Finally use solid tools to subtract the pipe cross shape from the disc. ---
**Author:** ![mihai.s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mihai.s/32/202022_2.png) [@mihai.s](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mihai.s)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-do-not-want-to-follow-maybe-over-way-of-doing-the-job/342254/4 "2025-11-19T18:36:00Z")
Follow Me [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/7/372b4595d3a7025af5295a1c917ae4eae28c1c4d.jpeg "Modeling a solid shape using Follow Me in SketchUp") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLXxZwwlTjM) ---
**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:** [November 19, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-do-not-want-to-follow-maybe-over-way-of-doing-the-job/342254/5 "2025-11-19T18:44:32Z")
Just for fun, another method. ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlyAaron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/theonlyaaron/32/9436_2.png) [@TheOnlyAaron](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/TheOnlyAaron)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-do-not-want-to-follow-maybe-over-way-of-doing-the-job/342254/6 "2025-11-19T20:49:45Z")
Looking at your screen shot, I would guess you are running into the small face limitation issue. Scale the whole thing up by 100, try follow me again, then scale back down. ---
**Author:** ![jean\_lemire\_1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jean_lemire_1/32/665_2.png) [@jean\_lemire\_1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jean_lemire_1)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-do-not-want-to-follow-maybe-over-way-of-doing-the-job/342254/7 "2025-11-19T20:50:10Z")
Just for more fun, another method. Click in sequence on the scenes tabs of this SU file for ideas. [Junction of 4 half pipes.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/4i8bQdDWXsECixpghmIjggNePPx.skp) (283.3 KB) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-do-not-want-to-follow-maybe-over-way-of-doing-the-job/342254/8 "2026-05-18T16:37:20Z")
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