Vic Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Hey all, I'm still very much a noob to SketchUp. I'm currently working on a hall table design. My question is how to effectively round a tapered edge. When I've tried, it creates a mess. Here's the piece I'm trying to get it to work on. The side panels are tapered from 1 1/4" to 5/8". Thanks, Vic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmac Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Do you mean that you want the radius of the roundover to change along the length of the leg (from 5/16" at the top to 5/8" at the bottom)? If so, I'll stick my neck out and say that it would be near impossible to do that with SketchUp. On the other hand, if you just want to do, say, a 1/4" roundover on both corners, then look at the "Follow Me" tool. That would leave a flat spot between the roundovers on the edges of the legs, and the flat spot would get wider as you got closer to the bottom of the legs. -- Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted April 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Thanks Russ...yes..a full bull nose that goes from 1 1/4" to 5/8" at the top of the panel. For the purpose of the drawing, I guess I could just do a simple round over on each edge. I was hoping I could figure out a solution for exactly what I plan to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mar10 Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Does Sketchup have something called a two rail sweep ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Does Sketchup have something called a two rail sweep ? You got me! I'm a total noob in SketchUp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sac Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Aaron Marshal would be a good person to ask about this.. Hit him up with a PM.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Thanks Sac. I will when I get a chance. Painting today. Joy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lang Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Hi Vic, If the radius varies along the length of the curve, it will be a real struggle if not impossible. You should be able to run a radius with the follow me tool. I don't think you would gain much in modelling it exactly. Bob Lang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thanks, Bob. Appreciate you checking in! I won't put any more effort into the bullnose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lang Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Life is too short Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMarshall Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'm late to this party, but Bob nailed it. Sometimes you just have to put the mouse down and back away slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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