I just can't get Follow Me to work right!

[GabeKnuth]

It’s time to level-up my SketchUp foo. I’ve uploaded a GIF to show what I’m seeing, so I really hope someone can help me figure this out!

I’ve got a 2D shape that I’m trying to use to build a 3D shape in a circular pattern using the follow me tool. The 2D shape is curved many times, but I’ve ensured that each intersection is a 90º angle to relative to the path I’m trying to follow. The model itself is large enough, I think, with the circular path I’m trying follow at 53mm diameter.

The Follow Me tool kind of works, but not well enough. I don’t mind a little touch-up work, but as you can see in the GIF the extrusion is incomplete and full of holes. I’ve tried this so many different ways that I’m out of ideas!

Thanks,
Gabe

[MikeWayzovski]

The Dave Method

The Dave Method is the clever use of components popularized by @DaveR to avoid the tiny face issue. Sketchup fails to form faces when edge segments get down around the 1/1000" mark. However, tiny faces can exist so the workaround has generally been to scale up your geometry, edit it, then scale back down. This works, but can lead to some issues. The Dave Method leverages the power of components to make life easier. The basic concept is, you start with a component set at the size you want, t…

[GabeKnuth]

Yep, that worked. I should’ve tried it anyway…I just thought I had large enough faces. Thanks!