sketcher Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 (edited) first off, you need to know what a "developed" crown moulding is to help... Still here? great, is there an easy way to handle this on VW other than the traditional "swinging of the compass" method. possible resize or drag a "corner grab handle" and reshape it? any suggestions would be appreciated Edited April 8, 2008 by sketcher Quote Link to comment
Kevin Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I would like to try to help, but I have been disqualified as I do not know what a "developed" crown mould is. Sorry. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Sketcher, first off perhaps you might explain to all of us what a "developed" crown moulding is. Second off someone might actually be able to assist you ;-) Quote Link to comment
propstuff at MJLA Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Where a moulding turns a corner (say in plan) and springs at an angle or arc in elevation, the second moulding does not have the same profile if the 2 pieces are to meet correctly. The profile needs to be "developed" to find the new profile. (A bit like finding developments of solids and "true shapes") Sketcher; the Shear Tool might do it, but I haven't tried it. N. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Thanks Nicholas ;-) What about using multiple (as few as possible) extrude along path objects and then subtracting or trimming at the intersections. It's a tricky problem which might require a fair amount of trial and error. If you're wanting to model it to look good I think it can be done, but if you're trying to get CNC data, well that's a fish of a different color... Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 thanx all, putting a description of what a developed crown is, isnt easy, but nice job Nicholas- thanx. no need for CNC data, just a profile. I will try all suggestions and post my results. Thanx all! Quote Link to comment
brudgers Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 (edited) I suspect the best way to go would be with a single rail loft using the typical crown moulding as your profile. Of course, I haven't tried it...so you might want to look for help over in the solids modeling forum. Edited April 9, 2008 by brudgers Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 i guess i should have tried this before asking... first draw the profile of the moulding, put it in front view... next extrude, (couple of inches) now 3-d rotate (ie 36.87deg for 9/12pitch) "cut 2-d section" and VIOLA! new developed crown!!! so simple even i could do it!!! thanx for all input Quote Link to comment
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