Davis Design Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Hi, Is there a way to have the end of a capped wall angled? thanks. Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 (edited) - Extend the wall beyond where you want it to end. - Draw a line across the wall in the required location at the angle you want. - Select both use Trim to cut the wall (select the line as the 'cutter'. - Delete both the line and the piece of wall you don't want. - Cap the angled end of the wall by selecting the required Caps option on the OIP. You can also use Split by Line to cut the wall at an angle. To make sure it is accurate you need to draw a guide line first though. Hence my preference for Trim. You can't use the Scissor tool because it doesn't work on walls (it should but it doesn't). Edited November 5, 2006 by mike m oz Quote Link to comment
D Wood Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Capping works on walls regardless of the angle of the wall or angle of the cap. Make the wall a little longer, then draw a line to represent where you want the wall to end and at what angle, then use the line to trim the wall. Delete the line, select the wall, select the cap you want from the Object Info palette, and your wall will be capped at the angle of the line. Quote Link to comment
D Wood Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Mike, you beat me by 6 seconds! Haven't you anything better to do on a Sunday afternoon? Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 (edited) David it is actually Sunday morning here in Perth and I am procrastinating before tackling the hillside jungle which needs to be cleared before summer and the risk of a fire gets here. It is my annual chore of neccessity through choosing to live near bushland. The upside is it clears the snakes out as well and the wife and kids are appreciative of that. Davis now has two answers to his problem which is good. Edited November 5, 2006 by mike m oz Quote Link to comment
D Wood Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Trans Tasman rivalries disappear in the face of the bush fires and drought that you guys are facing this season. I have to point out though that we do not have snakes here in NZ - not the legless varieties anyway! Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 (edited) With the dryish year we have had and the lack of controlled burning where we are the potential is there for a really bad fire. We are also quite close to a lake and as a consequence the snakes we mostly get are Tiger snakes. These can be quite nasty and a bite can be fatal. http://www.usyd.edu.au/anaes/venom/snakebite.html Edited November 5, 2006 by mike m oz Quote Link to comment
Davis Design Posted November 5, 2006 Author Share Posted November 5, 2006 thanks guys- it was a close race and watch out for the snakes. Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 a quicker way is to use the split tool. Select the wall choose the split tool use the last mode, trim by line hold down the option key on a Mac (alt i think on a windows) cilck to start the line click to finish move the mouse to show what side is to REMAIN done 1 Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 here is a podcast to show what I mean... http://web.mac.com/jpickup1/iWeb/Site/Podcast/947B3E9C-774D-463C-B6FB-4690A26FE889.html Quote Link to comment
islandmon Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 it Oz get out there and beat back all those vermin infesting your outback . According to Animal Planet your backyard rates as #1 venomous snakes, #2 poisonous ants, #3 killer Bees, #2 painful Scorpions, #1 toxic Spiders #5 killer toads. Maybe those fires are a blessing in disguise ; ) Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 and the call Australia the ?Lucky Country?... Quote Link to comment
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