Curved Theatre Balcony

[Elllaaa]

Help! While updating old venue plans, I've been trying for days to create this dress circle balcony in 3D, and it's doing my head in. 

 

I can take the shape profile from the very old 2D plans pictured, and then extrude along path, but can't then use the deform tool to get the shape to bend correctly more than once. I assume because the shape becomes too complex? This balcony will purely be an aesthetic addition to the overall file, to make the dress circle seating look less strange (not like it's just chairs floating in mid air) so it doesn't have to be perfect as this won't be the main focus of the file. 

 

There has to be at least a semi straightforward way to do this...

 

[michaelk]

It looks like your images didn't upload.  

 

Try attaching the photos again.

 

[Kevin Allen]

not seeing your images, I usually start with a sweep.

[Elllaaa]

Apologies. See attached.

[Jesse Cogswell]

This post from the way back of 2021 might be helpful to you, it literally shows how I make 3D balconies from 2D sections.

 

[michaelk]

Your best bet is probably a loft surface with 1 rail.  If you know the path of the balcony edge in plan and elevation you can plot a few points, draw the curve, then make another nurbs curve for the profile and loft it.

 

https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2026/eng/VW2026_Guide/Shapes2/Creating_a_loft_surface.htm?rhsearch=loft surface&rhhlterm=loft surface surfaces

[Kevin Allen]

a plan might help, but a sweep and solid subtractions