Be in Object mode, ...
Thank you for you help!
I understand what you wrote but nothing works as I expect it.
How do I start?
1) I assume you mean draw a runner as a rectangle 36"x4"x2". Only know three possible ways to do that:
1.1) Start with a cube and scale one dimension.
1.1.1) Select and Every other function works on it: select, move, rotate, scale, straight path and curved path ... BUT NOT
Non-Uniform scale, it doesn't work.
1.1.2) If I hold SHIFT down Non-Uniform scale works (that took a long time to stumble on, because once I have got it to work , it works every time.
WHATS happening, that not mode or a function ... is it a modifier of that object?
1.1.3) Try BUILD>Convert to mesh, same problem as 1.1.2)
1.2) Start with an N-gon that is set to 4 and extrude it.
1.2.1) Using knife cut the notches, select and use Points to drag. Works, but the
extrusion has error on its face.
1.3) Start with straight paths draw the entire profile including the cutouts needed for the fork truck to pick it up.
(This would be my preferred way with my engineering background)1.3.1) Extrudes ok, but
can't get caps to go on.??
What do you think?