Elllaaa Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 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... Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 It looks like your images didn't upload. Try attaching the photos again. Quote Link to comment
Kevin Allen Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 not seeing your images, I usually start with a sweep. Quote Link to comment
Elllaaa Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Apologies. See attached. Quote Link to comment
Jesse Cogswell Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 This post from the way back of 2021 might be helpful to you, it literally shows how I make 3D balconies from 2D sections. Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 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 Quote Link to comment
Kevin Allen Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 a plan might help, but a sweep and solid subtractions Quote Link to comment
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