# I can't seem to make a "Face" on the surface of my model **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [December 19, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454 "2021-12-19T00:01:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harmers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@harmers](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/harmers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/1 "2021-12-19T00:01:16Z")
Hi, i’m trying to create a 3D print prototype of a mounting plate. Because i had to work with minimal information i imported a JPEG 2D drawing of the mounting plate and effectively traced a bunch of 2 point arcs to create a close enough replica. The thing is i cant see a face that i can PUSH\PULL to create the 3rd dimension to my model. Any help would be appreciated. [180 Wedge.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/9Y10lC2zAfcxye3M77TPym9foFA.skp) (175.2 KB) ![Screenshot 2021-12-19 085226](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/6/36339fc04a2178f90459a5d2c8eb54991533434f.jpeg) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/2 "2021-12-19T00:04:13Z")
![face](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/c/e/ce2a7f8531031ca05e96ebd24e35df70581fb311.gif) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/3 "2021-12-19T00:05:10Z")
Trace an edge to form the face, then select all and use intersect faces with to force the other edges to cut the face, then pull up. ![GIF 19-12-2021 11-04-29 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/2/8/28554a60ca323b1000c9cae6c812292f1c25ecf5.gif) ---
**Author:** ![harmers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@harmers](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/harmers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/4 "2021-12-19T00:15:07Z")
Brilliant, i really didn’t expect such a fast reply. Thank you. I have a weird cutout now though ![Screenshot 2021-12-19 101429](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/a/9a7cc456b3ad08c2441f544548887ddbf06de936.jpeg) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/5 "2021-12-19T00:18:27Z")
You are modelling in Parallel Projection, you should use Perspective for modelling and only use Parallel Projection for 2d output. Change the camera to Perspective and the ‘Clipping’ should go away. Note the blue colour of your faces, they are the ‘Back Faces’ and should be inside. You got them because you didn’t delete the faces within the holes before pushpull. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/6 "2021-12-19T00:20:05Z")
See my previous post. Get rid of the faces in the holes before extruding the face with Push/Pull. ---
**Author:** ![harmers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@harmers](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/harmers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/7 "2021-12-19T00:20:12Z")
Fantastic. Really appreciate the help 👍 👍 👍 ---
**Author:** ![harmers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@harmers](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/harmers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/8 "2021-12-19T00:23:01Z")
just noticed this? ![Screenshot 2021-12-19 102259](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/c/9/c9aa65c05f9bebced48e88efed8b459ea913ef36.jpeg) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/9 "2021-12-19T00:24:49Z")
Yes, that’s how it works because you are pulling one face from within multiple faces. If you go back, undo a couple of times, and remove the faces inside the holes then pull up it will have a bottom face and be white on the outside. ---
**Author:** ![harmers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@harmers](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/harmers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/10 "2021-12-19T00:35:35Z")
tried that, still empty ---
**Author:** ![harmers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@harmers](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/harmers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/11 "2021-12-19T00:36:25Z")
![Screenshot 2021-12-19 103632](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/f/8f86df9ff24e1c12b4d10c15384b9969309a3d21.jpeg) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/12 "2021-12-19T00:37:51Z")
Delete the faces in the holes _before_ you extrude with Push/Pull. See my previous posts. ![pp](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/0/70944c4241af1f41e6708c05643b849eb593271a.gif) ---
**Author:** ![harmers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@harmers](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/harmers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/13 "2021-12-19T00:40:45Z")
yes did that ---
**Author:** ![harmers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@harmers](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/harmers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/14 "2021-12-19T00:41:47Z")
[180 Wedge.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/t1OWB6HVLrVM3uoTuah4D1eIRum.skp) (184.7 KB) I must have missed something ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/15 "2021-12-19T00:43:02Z")
Before I look at your file my guess would be that the edge you used to make the face was to long and cross vertices and made an extra face near the edge. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/16 "2021-12-19T00:43:09Z")
Try it with this one. [180 Wedge.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/8DRYUsOvlUY2TFW6V2gGX92os7u.skp) (101.3 KB) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/17 "2021-12-19T00:45:41Z")
Yep, extra edge. ![GIF 19-12-2021 11-45-04 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/a/3af76d6a685328906dbde18d478fe16f4849cb7c.gif) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/18 "2021-12-19T00:46:03Z")
Box is correct. Two faces. Should be one. ![Screenshot - 12_18_2021 , 6_45_26 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/7/3708649def9bd1fa5ff097109b0c91c8b80078fd.png) ---
**Author:** ![harmers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@harmers](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/harmers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/19 "2021-12-19T00:47:23Z")
you guys a re guns, thanks. Why do the walls of @DaveR model look so smooth and the one above not so much? ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454/20 "2021-12-19T00:47:51Z")
He welded the curve. If you mean the look of it, it’s just the resolution of my gif recorder trying to keep the file size down. [Next page](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-cant-seem-to-make-a-face-on-the-surface-of-my-model/184454.md?page=2)