mikie Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Hi there. I'm trying to edit an extruded rectangle with the 3d reshape tool. I have converted it to 3d polys, and no luck, and I have tried converting it to nurbs with no luck. Whenever I click on the 3d reshape tool, I get no options in the mode bar. Can anyone help? Thanks Mikie Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 converting it to 3d polys, it makes a group. You'd first need to ungroup the polys to be able to edit the planes left behind. You can edit a 3d polygon plane, or you can edit and extruded object. After clicking on the 3d reshape tool, the cursor will turn into a start shaped object with a hole in the middle when you mouse over a vertex of a 3d object. You can then move it or delete the vertex or add a vertex. If you have a nurbs object, the 3d reshape options are extended for properties related to nurbs. Quote Link to comment
mikie Posted June 25, 2003 Author Share Posted June 25, 2003 Hi Katie. Thanks for the reply. I'm still having problems. It's probably really simple, and staring me right in the face, but I can't see it! I have extruded a recatangle into 3d space, and have not converted it to anything. In the OI pallette, when the object is selected, the word extrude appears. When I click the 3D reshape tool, I only get the option to move in the z axis. What I am trying to do is to clip the top edge by moving a vertex on two opposing corners so that it sits at an angle. Have I just confused you even more?! haha! Mikie Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Why don't you just draw the profile shape and extrude that .. or use subtract solids with another 3d object tilted at the angle you want? Quote Link to comment
mikie Posted June 25, 2003 Author Share Posted June 25, 2003 Er, oh yeah. Thanks for stating the obvious... I dunno who put 'Vectorworks PowerUser' by my name; couldn't be further from the truth... Thanks again, Mikie Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Biplab Posted June 25, 2003 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted June 25, 2003 If you want slanted shapes there is Tapered Extrude that you can use too. Quote Link to comment
Spencer Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Here's how I solve the problem. 1. Extrude a rectangle longer than needed. 2. Draw another rectangle larger than first. 3. Turn 2nd one into surface. 4. Rotate working plane 45? about Z axis. 5. 3D Rotate 2nd rectangle 45? about i axis. 6. Set z height to desired height at center point of 1st extrude. 7. Section extrude with tilted surface. 8. Reversed section to keep bottom half. That leaves a rectanglular extrude with a slanted top across with opposite corners high and low. Whew, it didn't take long but there's got to be a better way. [ 07-30-2003, 11:15 PM: Message edited by: Spencer ] Quote Link to comment
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