Revolve a Profile

Select a Profile

Create or load a Profile that you would like to revolve around an axis.

Launch the Revolve Profile Tool

Click the 'Revolve Profile' button in the Profile Builder dialog.

Define the Revolve Axis

1. Click anywhere in the SketchUp model to set the origin of the revolve axis.
2. Click again to define the direction of the axis.

TIP: Use the Measurements box to set the number of sides.

TIP: Use the arrow keys to lock to an axis *New in v4

Congratulations! You just revolved a Profile!

Note: No matter what settings you are using for the Profile, the profile will always be revolved about the bottom left corner of the Profile bounding box.

About Revolved Profile Members

Revolved Profile Members behave just like other Profile Members except for one thing:
You cannot edit the path of a Revolved Profile Member.