So I’m designing a door/frame (i’m a woodworker) and I’ve several components making up the frame. The problem I have is in being able to use the follow me tool to create a chamfer that goes across multiple components. I’ve tried making a group of multiple components and making the components all one single component with no success. I was considering ‘exploding’ each of the components but am worried about how I then return them to being separate again afterwards!
Thinking that there is prob a very easy solution to this!?
Thanks to anyone who van shed light on this for me!
If the components are solids. you can trace the path over the components, use followme to create the form, make this a group, then select, use the solids trim tool to create the cuts on each group or component, The down side in using the native solid tools is that they are replaced with a group named “difference” whereas @eneroth3 "solid tools from the extension warehouse, preserves the original name.
For non_solids you have to (right click menu) use intersect faces with model then manually clean up the unwanted geometry. This method is probably prefered even on solids if you have the time to cleanup
The problem I have is that I’m unable to trace a path over more than one component at a time as I need to have selected the component for editing and I only seem to be able to do one at a time. The components are solid, but i’d be happy to go with option B in your reply relating to non-solids as I can easily clean up the geometry. However, i’m unclear how using the intersect faces tool helps me here?
AutoSave_NikiDoor3.skp (135.3 KB)
Just realised that last file was after I’d exploded the components of the door. This one is with the components intact…
Thanks!
Looking at it, i’m really confused now as I’ve tried so many different things, but I realise that I did manage something very similar to this to achieve the rebate for the glass in the side lights, just can’t fathom how I did it!!
