Mid Wall Stucco Colour Transition - Possible in VW ?

[dFA]

Hi All,

 

 

Newbie-ish member here - still on learning curve but enjoying the program very much so far.

 

Question about best method to transition the exterior surface texture of a wall mid-ht (in this case the only thing changing in assembly is the stucco colour). Is this possible to do in VW ?

 

Attached is a screen snap from my Sketchup model to show what I am trying to achieve - the upper portion of exterior wall surface is to have a light coloured stucco finish in the same plane as the darker stucco wall surface below.

 

I am rebuilding the model from scratch in VW23 - would rather not create 2 separate wall types to achieve this visual effect if simpler technique available.

 

Thanks for any suggestions

 

dF

 

 

Mid Wall Stucco Colour Transition.pdf

[Jeff Prince]

Unfortunately, Vectorworks does not do vertically stacked wall components yet.  It's something we have all been asking for.

 

Solutions?

Use two separate walls

or

Use this trick:

 

[michaelk]

@jeff prince is correct:  you can't directly stack wall components.  (yet?)

 

But in many cases you can fake it.  I've used a .1" thick component with a top offset to the bottom for doing what you are trying to do.  I've also been successful using a much thicker component when the base of the wall has a brick or stone cladding.

Stacking Wall Components.vwx

[dFA]

Thanks for the quick answers - I've had no luck trying other tricks so appreciate these !

 

dF