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I have a large block. I want the edges of this block to have a cylindrical mesh centered around them, spanning the entire length of the edge. I want to be able to choose the circumference of the cylinder. I want it to follow the edges like with the curves in the first 5 minutes of this video. If this is possible, how do I do it? If possible, link a video because i am not very good with technical terms.

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    – Duarte Farrajota Ramos ♦
    Mar 25 at 0:37
  • $\begingroup$ i doubt if the video is really necessary to understand my issue but the problem is i don't have any image of what i want. $\endgroup$
    – Xavier Paradis
    Mar 25 at 1:25
  • $\begingroup$ the step by step seems to be what i want but right now it is way too thicc, it looks more like a pancake then what you showed, how to i thinn it out? $\endgroup$
    – Xavier Paradis
    Mar 25 at 12:23
  • $\begingroup$ never mind ctrl a worked $\endgroup$
    – Xavier Paradis
    Mar 25 at 12:24

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I think this method may work:

Step 1: Press delete and select "Only faces"

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Step 2: Add a skin modifier

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Make sure to select "Smooth shading"

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Step 3: add a subdivision modifier

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Step 4: enter edit mode with "X-Ray" enabled

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Step 5: Press CTRL + A to adjust the radius

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Step 6, and all the ones after are optional, but they can give your object a more defined shape.

Step 6: Subdivide your edges in edit mode

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Step 7: Select only the newly created vertices

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Finally, press CTRL + SHIFT + B to bevel the vertices. Adjust untill you get a result you like

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