# Truncated cone with oval base **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [January 17, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843 "2018-01-17T15:00:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MOCAW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOCAW](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MOCAW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/1 "2018-01-17T15:00:51Z")
Hello, how to make a truncated cone, oval base, round top with the “follow me” tool? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/2 "2018-01-17T15:02:20Z")
You could make it round, then scale along one axis - scale either all of it, or just the base ---
**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:** [January 17, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/3 "2018-01-17T15:04:35Z")
> [@MOCAW](#): > > how to make a truncated cone, oval base, round top with the “follow me” tool? Follow Me by itself would be the wrong tool for the job. As John says, you can make a truncated cone with Follow Me (there are easier ways, too) and then scale the base in one direction to make an ellipse. If you want an oval base you’ll need a little different technique. ![Screenshot - 1_17_2018 , 9_08_28 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/6/76846be7ef37a60c955cd0a1d0168f46a74d0fe9.png) ---
**Author:** ![MOCAW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOCAW](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MOCAW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/4 "2018-01-17T15:16:54Z")
Thank you but how you scale just the base ? ---
**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:** [January 17, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/5 "2018-01-17T15:18:57Z")
> [@MOCAW](#): > > but how you scale just the base ? Only select the base before getting the Scale tool. ---
**Author:** ![MOCAW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOCAW](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MOCAW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/6 "2018-01-17T15:21:48Z")
I do that, but the base is ungroup and the cone don’t follow the rescale. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/7 "2018-01-17T15:22:34Z")
Upload the SKP file so we can see what you’ve got. ---
**Author:** ![MOCAW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOCAW](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MOCAW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/8 "2018-01-17T15:25:04Z")
[TRUNCATED CONE.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/xT9P1mLJZEJOp6pjZUWqWuX4Pno.skp) (99.1 KB) ---
**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:** [January 17, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/9 "2018-01-17T15:28:04Z")
First, it’s not a cone. Use a circle for the Follow Me path and then select the bottom and scale that. ![Screenshot - 1_17_2018 , 9_29_52 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/b/5/b505da0e4ee5a99882725a9c659da2f5e6cdb17a.png) ---
**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/10 "2018-01-17T15:33:12Z")
Note that @DaveR’s first version has a round-ended-rectangle for the base. That is different than if you wanted an ellipse such as the scale tool will create. ---
**Author:** ![McGordon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@McGordon](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/McGordon)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/11 "2018-01-17T15:35:33Z")
> [@slbaumgartner](#): > > Note that @DaveR’s first version has a round-ended-rectangle for the base. That is different than if you wanted an ellipse such as the scale tool will create. I thought that was because the OP asked for an oval rather than an ellipse. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/12 "2018-01-17T15:36:21Z")
Yes. My first example shows the oval base because that was what was asked for in the title. The SKP file shows an ellipse, though so I stuck with that. ---
**Author:** ![MOCAW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOCAW](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MOCAW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/13 "2018-01-17T15:46:07Z")
You’r right it’s an ellipse and I would like to do an horn but when I rescale the base only the base is rescale, not the side of the horn. Can you send the result of your rescale ? [TRUNCATED CONE 2.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/6fGw1B1VxociJCB334cVJKI9WU.skp) (190.2 KB) ---
**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:** [January 17, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/14 "2018-01-17T16:00:33Z")
> [@MOCAW](#): > > when I rescale the base only the base is rescale, not the side of the horn. Evidently you’re not selecting the right stuff before scaling. ![Screenshot - 1_17_2018 , 9_59_23 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/b/8/b8d2bc08f38e749e14a304750dfc6df8329d6738.png)[TRUNCATED CONE.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/r9lYpz54PI2hEDJxVbOo7UGSX3m.skp) (343.0 KB) ---
**Author:** ![MOCAW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOCAW](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MOCAW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/15 "2018-01-17T16:26:41Z")
you work is perfect. I can’t do that. After “follow me” the base become multi segment. It’s why I can’t resize correctly. I don’t know how your base stay a coherent circle. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/16 "2018-01-17T16:31:20Z")
> [@MOCAW](#): > > After “follow me” the base become multi segment. It’s why I can’t resize correctly. That indicates you need to learn how to use the Select tool properly. > [@MOCAW](#): > > I don’t know how your base stay a coherent circle. You’re using an ancient version of SketchUp. SU2018 doesn’t explode the curves it creates in Follow Me. ---
**Author:** ![TDahl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/tdahl/32/11584_2.png) [@TDahl](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/TDahl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/17 "2018-01-17T17:09:47Z")
> [@DaveR](#): > > SU2018 doesn’t explode the curves it creates in Follow Me. Hmm, interesting to know that, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![MOCAW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOCAW](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MOCAW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/18 "2018-01-17T17:51:38Z")
> [@DaveR](#): > > That indicates you need to learn how to use the Select tool properly. I don’t know how I can use the select tool unproperly. Thank you for your help. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/19 "2018-01-17T17:54:28Z")
Read and watch the video. > **[Selecting Geometry | SketchUp Help](https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/selecting-geometry)** > > SketchUp offers two tools to help you select what entities you want to modify with SketchUp's other tools and commands - the Select tool (), and the Lasso tool (). Here's where you find these tools in SketchUp: ---
**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843/20 "2018-01-17T18:14:38Z")
In particular here, you can double click on the bottom face to select the face and all its edges, then type **s** to pick the Select tool, and scale away. Or view it from front or side then ‘window select’ left to right round the base only, to achieve the same selection. [Next page](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/truncated-cone-with-oval-base/59843.md?page=2)