VWNovice9 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Hi all, I have made a curved ceiling Vectorworks but I want to create gulag beams that follow the curve and have the same drop throughout. Does anyone know how I can achieve this? My first thought was to warp extrude rectangles but so far have no got the desired effect. (ref image: https://ibb.co/1KR7hnn ) Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I can’t see your image and I imagine you meant to type Glulam and not gulag 😉 You can extract the curve from your ceiling and the finish drawing the elevation of the beam by offsetting the curve and connecting the ends. From there it’s a simple extrude to the depth of the beam. Make it a symbol and array duplicates into place. Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Here it is: Another option might be to use the Project tool on a Rectangle, then duplicate the solid, offset it + Subtract Solids: Untitled.mov Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 @VWNovice9 How did you model the roof shape depicted in the photo? If it's a solid, you could just copy the roof and modify it to become one of the beams. Quote Link to comment
VWNovice9 Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Thanks all, I am trying to get the beams to come out of the top of a central circular bar (as shown in image) in a star burst shape, following the contours of the roof. So modifying the roof into a beam would work in this case. Would certainly be easier if they came out in straight lines! Quote Link to comment
VIRTUALENVIRONS Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I think I know what you want to do. You want the beams to be straight, follow the roof contour, but in a radial pattern.....I think. Is that a correct statement? Quote Link to comment
VWNovice9 Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Correct! Said it much better than I could. Any solution? Quote Link to comment
VIRTUALENVIRONS Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Yes, like always there are a number of solutions. Not really a novice thing though. The trick is to get the curves for each spoke. I think I would use the Analysis tool for this. Once you have the curves, you are good to go with a number of solutions, some already mentioned. How many spokes do you need for your starburst. Post the ceiling and your circular part. I am sure someone will post a solution. I am knocking off the night, but can look at it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment
VIRTUALENVIRONS Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 As you may not be up to speed on NURBS tools, I thought a traditional methodology would be helpful. I still wasn't sure of the type of ceiling you wanted so I made a version of both. The only NURBS tool used here is Shell. Have a look. I Quote Link to comment
VWNovice9 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Thanks very much - will have a watch so I'm ready for next time. I've ended up doing curved beams in a straight formation in the interest of saving time. Really appreciate all the help 🙂 Quote Link to comment
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