Interior Mouldings

[taoist]

It would be great for those of us who are builders as well as designers.

 

Pick a moulding profile, and trace around the walls or have it auto trace.

Think baseboard, chair rail, crown, etc.

 

By default, baseboard would snap to walls and flooring

Chair Rail to walls at pre-determined elevation or be able to edit elevation

Crown moulding snap to ceiling elevation and walls.

 

Of course, all editable for placement.

 

This would be a great time saver.

Currently we select the moulding profile, use EAP, edit the placement of the trim relative to the walls and such, offset as there are using the center of the moulding.

 

Have the trim deduct footage around doors or openings to report correctly for takeoffs.

 

Window and door trim:

Pick a profile and it will automatically apply the selected trim around the windows or doors.

Be able to select by edge of opening what trim one wants.

Sides, Top, Bottom

 

taoist

 

[rDesign]

While this functionality would all be very welcome, in the interim of having to wait a long time for it — I would recommend buying the third-party plug-in Mouldings. It is very flexible (also includes gutter profiles) and simplifies the process of manually creating EAPs.

 

https://fitplot.it/vwplugins/mouldings.html#latest

[Kevin Allen]

https://fitplot.it/vwplugins/mouldings.html

 

 

[taoist]

Thank you both for the reply.

I have this plug in.

I worked with Marco via email sometime ago.

[Don Seidel]

IMHO, moldings should be integrated into walls, similar to components. Optional checkboxes for ceiling, chair rail and base trim where you simply select the profile, and set a control point for height (some cases where base trim would be above the floor). Such trim would be secondary to door & window trim (in case of conflict), and automatically stop at door/window openings. Option to continue through cased openings. Individually classed of course. Would make interiors so much faster, as all the trim would auto edit with changes to walls, doors and windows.

[taoist]

Don,

 

I agree.

The other software we use does this.  It will place what you select (profiles included) you can import or create your own, in the drawing, show in 3D, and report in takeoffs.

 

This is one reason I keep asking for this.

Either include in "Architect" or heaven forbid, introduce a "Builders" software package.

 

Just because we have the ability to "create, design" what it is we want, does not translate into having to.

I do not know about the rest of Vectorworks users, but I do not the luxury of having the time to do all of this.

 

I love Vectorworks, but it has some serious day to day needs shortcomings.

[Don Seidel]

Yes. Extrude along path is only adequate for small amounts of wall trim. It has to be created and edited manually, so it's not at all a solution for regular and large projects.

 

The above plugin facilitates molding creation. While similar, not the same as wall trim. As part of a wall, trims would have huge automation. 

Edited April 18 by Don Seidel