The “Follow me” tool (2)

In the second example we use a plane around which the figure should be copied.
I made a cube and hollowed it out by means of the “Offset” tool.
If you do not know how to do that, please read Lesson 25.
I’ve also drawn a semicircle with the “Arc” tool and this is the figure to be copied.

Now you have several options for using the “Follow me” tool.
You can drag the shape around the outer edge of the cube. You can use the “Rotate” tool to change the angle.
A second way is to first select the edges of the cube and then select the “Follow Me” tool and click on the semicircle.
And a third way, and I think the easiest and fastest, is to select the plane (1).

And then click on the semicircle with the “Follow Me” tool.

This gives:

In the above example, we have added the shape on the outside of the cube . But we can use this shape or any shape to cut into a portion of the cube.
I draw a semi-circle on the inside of the plane (1).

I select the base of the cube (A), and with the “Follow Me” tool selected., click on the semicircle (B). To select the base of the cube, you must select the “Rotate” tool to change the angle to see below the base line.

Result, a “beautiful” flower planter.

In the Next Lesson, we will do some fancy drawings with “Follow Me” tool, and I’ll explain how and why we use the ‘Protractor’ tool and “Tape” tool.

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