Funny - no Roof tool

[bcd]

I just struck me as funny that there isn't a Roof or Roof Face tool.

[CipesDesign]

Of course there is. Try changing to one of the stock Workspaces, or if the fails, add the tool(s) to your workspace via the workspace editor.

[bcd]

I'm not seeing it. The menu commands are there of course but there's no tool in the Building Shell Tool Set Palette, whereas less used components like Mullions have a dedicated tool. Just seems funny to me.

Edited November 20, 2010 by bcd

[CipesDesign]

I'm not 100% certain because I'm not near a computer at the moment(using mobile web technology) but I don't think there ever was such a tool. As far as I know it's always been a menu item (command)...

[Bob Holtzmann]

You have to select walls, go to the menu AEC > Create Roof. Or make a poly, and go to menu command Roof Face.

The Floor is also made from a selected poly in the AEC menu. But the new Slab is on the Tools.

[bcd]

That's not my point. I know there are several ways to create a roof. What I'm saying is that in the Building Shell Toolset Palette there are tools to create Drilled Footings, Slabs, Walls, Round Walls, Windows, Window Walls (straight & curved), Window Mullions and Doors etc. But not Roofs.

[VincentCuclair]

I agree......strange......not essential, but strange, perhaps time to see over a couple of functions?

[CipesDesign]

So then this post might be better if placed in the "Wish List"...

[Dieter @ DWorks]

A roof tool would only do the same, but let you draw the poly rather then selecting one. It's actually the same. The reason it's a menu command is that the way it's made, it now asks for a direction, and you can't do that with a tool (maybe you can, but less intu?tuve.).

This is also true for the floor and column (or pillar) tool.

Edited November 22, 2010 by DWorks

[VincentCuclair]

I don't think the issue is if these tools or methods are right or wrong I think the heart of the matter is why there are not options to customize a workspace that fits a personal workflow. ie why not just have an option for all functions as tools and/or commands?

The 'confusion' (for less advanced users and for the picky) arises when one goes to a tool set for walls, roofs and slabs but to a command pulldown for pillars, floors and roofs? Why not just have an option for a tool you can click once (Create roof face) instead of having to click twice (e.g. AEC>click>Create Roof Face>click)

Or to the 3D modeling tool set for 3D geometry and push-pull editing but to the Model pull down for subtracting/adding etc.

[VincentCuclair]

I'm ignorant of most things Vectorscript but it seems to me it can't be to hard to have a tool that runs the same script as the command?

[VincentCuclair]

Ah, in that case not worth banging our heads against the wall for.......