- [Instructor] Another way to create geometry
is to use the Follow Me tool
to run a face along a path.
So here I have a
trailer with a staircase,
and the actual handrails of the staircase
are not finished.
All I have are some lines here
that represent the path of that handrail.
So what we need to do is create a face
and run it along this path,
and we will use Follow Me to do that.
So the first thing I want to do is create a shape
that I'm going to run along this path.
And I want my handrail to be circular,
so I'm going to use my Circle tool.
And then I'm going to snap it to the base of that path.
And let's go ahead and just drag out
a one-inch radius circle.
Then I need to select my Follow Me tool.
So I'm going to go into Tools, Follow Me,
and notice how our cursor changes
and then it starts highlighting faces.
Well, I want to run that circle along the path.
So I need to highlight the circle,
and then I'm going to left-click and drag along that path.
And notice how this circle follows the path
to create a tube.
And once I have that, I have my handrail.
So as you can see, it's very easy to use Follow Me.
So what you need is a shape and a path.
So let's do this one more time to get used to it.
So we're going to do the other side of this staircase.
And let's select our Circle tool,
snap to center, and we're going to make a one-inch circle.
Go into Tools, Follow Me, and I want to highlight that face.
Left-click and drag and drag it along that path.
And then when you let go, there it is.
So, Follow Me can be used to create shapes such as this.
It can also be used to create things
such as chamfers and bevels along the outside
of objects as well.