# Follow me tool won't work **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Tags:** advice\ **Created:** [January 28, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097 "2025-01-28T13:01:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kahnawakewoodcrafts)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/1 "2025-01-28T13:01:55Z")
hi can anyone help me with follow me. I have a floor base set up and I would like a shaped rim around it . the base is there. the shape is there. when I click follow me it appears the tool turns on but when I choose a path I get a red circle with an x. or a message that say my shape must be parallel . any help would be appreciated thanks Kenhttps://app.sketchup.com/share/tc/northAmerica/MqQKExPmfcs?stoken=oqBPbtFyZm3GcSn5AaRymdaZSGdgYa9EqlfsQYyp7-Q5IPqXdo-YyTmKzV3IYtC8&source=web ---
**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:** [January 28, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/2 "2025-01-28T13:05:27Z")
Can you post your skp file ? ---
**Author:** ![kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kahnawakewoodcrafts)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/3 "2025-01-28T13:08:48Z")
I’ll try and do that thanks ---
**Author:** ![kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kahnawakewoodcrafts)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/4 "2025-01-28T13:13:43Z")
I have no idea what I’m doing with this. is this code what you needed ? ---
**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:** [January 28, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/5 "2025-01-28T13:15:32Z")
Download the file to your computer and then drag it to a reply window. If it is too large you’ll need to use WeTransfer or DropBox or similar. ---
**Author:** ![kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kahnawakewoodcrafts)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/7 "2025-01-28T13:31:38Z")
thanks for trying. I find Sketchup very complicated. I’ll just try something else ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/8 "2025-01-28T13:32:23Z")
Really, you’re giving up. ---
**Author:** ![kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kahnawakewoodcrafts)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/9 "2025-01-28T14:00:49Z")
lol, since you put it that way. I’m such a novice on here and it all seems complicated when you really have no idea where you are going. I’ve tried moving my drawing (which I very simple) on 0on to this message and that doesn’t seem to be working either. help ! ---
**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:** [January 28, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/10 "2025-01-28T14:19:16Z")
When you type a message, observe the row of icons on top of the message field. Use the 8th icon from the left, the one with an upward pointing arrow. This allows you to upload your file into your post. ---
**Author:** ![RLGL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/rlgl/32/44295_2.png) [@RLGL](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/RLGL)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/11 "2025-01-28T14:52:44Z")
> [@kahnawakewoodcrafts](#): > > I’m such a novice on here and it all seems complicated when you really have no idea where you are going Go to the [Sketchup campus](https://learn.sketchup.com/) and [SketchUp YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@SketchUp) Both offer great tutorials and videos that should help with your questions. ---
**Author:** ![paul.millet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/paul.millet/32/236258_2.png) [@paul.millet](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/paul.millet)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/12 "2025-01-28T14:56:52Z")
hello both your shape and your floor are individually grouped. the follow me tool won’t work with groups. you need them to be loose geometry before using it ![follow me](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/5/b/5bd538dabeb0bf9574348cb2263b7922440230e3.gif) ---
**Author:** ![kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kahnawakewoodcrafts)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/13 "2025-01-28T22:57:23Z")
fantastic, thank you so much.it worked just fine. The two pieces, deck and trim are joined together now. How would I separate them? I would like to copy the trim to other locations.? ---
**Author:** ![paul.millet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/paul.millet/32/236258_2.png) [@paul.millet](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/paul.millet)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/14 "2025-01-28T23:13:26Z")
Just explode the profile,.leave the floor a group and draw a rectangle over your floor, same size and use that for the follow me tool Triple click on the result and make a component that you can copy/insert anywhere you want ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/15 "2025-01-29T01:12:33Z")
> [@paul.millet](#): > > the follow me tool won’t work with groups. Actually that’s not correct, it will work with the profiles as groups but not the path. You can see here how it is possible to make a complex set of grouped extrusions that fit together using the one path and multiple groups. ![GIF 29-01-2025 12-07-42 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/8/e8c597110a3625f71b78de1ed6f1868cc5b470fb.gif) ---
**Author:** ![kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kahnawakewoodcrafts)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/16 "2025-01-30T17:27:25Z")
thank you very much Box. ---
**Author:** ![kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@kahnawakewoodcrafts](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kahnawakewoodcrafts)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/17 "2025-01-30T17:30:01Z")
Thanks so much. I’ve been using you information Wazhushk ---
**Author:** ![JackyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@JackyM](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JackyM)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/follow-me-tool-wont-work/311097/18 "2025-08-29T15:58:19Z")
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