florag Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Hi! I'm trying to create walls using the 'wall tool'. I've set the thickness to 400mm but i don't want to the opposite line of the wall to mirror the line that i draw out. How do I make it so that i can change shape of the wall so that it's not 400m the whole way around?? When i make the shape i want with a 2d tool and extrude...i can't insert windows or doors properly. Any help appreciated, fairly new to v.w! Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Hi Florag, what version of VW are you using - it's helpful to know. If I understand your question you're trying to draw walls of varying thickness - is this correct? If so, it's possible in later versions of VW by drawing a 2d polygon atop your wall representing the thickness you want to remove, select this and the wall, right click and Clip Surface. The resulting wall with accept the insertion of windows & doors. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 The basic wall tool will not do this, but you can to do it by adding a Wall Projection (only available in 2011 Industry Series Products).See attached for example. To do this I drew a triangular shape in top/plan view then selected the wall and the shape and ran the command: AEC>Create Wall Projection... Quote Link to comment
florag Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 I'm using vw 2009 Hmm It's hard to describe, but i'm trying to recreate this plan in floor plan and 3d. (please see attachment) The Walls (shaded grey) are not continuously the same width... Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 If you had 2011 you could do that using "Wall Recesses" (I think that's when walls go outside to play on the swings and monkey bars, right?). Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I'm using vw 2009 Hmm It's hard to describe, but i'm trying to recreate this plan in floor plan and 3d. (please see attachment) The Walls (shaded grey) are not continuously the same width... I would use columns in VW2009 for this. Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 ....why not just use walls with different thicknesses.....this is not rocket science people!? Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 ....why not just use walls with different thicknesses.....this is not rocket science people!? You can do this in VW2011, but not in VW2009. Back then, the walls didn't join when there where in line. So the caps would not be drawn. Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Ah, then columns is indeed the solution here.... Quote Link to comment
Barry_Williams Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 another option would be to create short fat walls perpendicular to the main wall and do a T-join (though this wouldn't work where there is a double step in the wall) Quote Link to comment
Jeffrey W Ouellette Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Use Pillar. Walls will join to Pillars. 1. draw the desired plan shape of the pillar 2. draw Walls between the Pillars 3. use the Wall Join tool, "T-" and ""open" join modes. Quote Link to comment
florag Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 Many thanks for all your help and suggestions everyone, i'll give them a go ...and seriously consider updating my vw. Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Use Pillar. Walls will join to Pillars. 1. draw the desired plan shape of the pillar 2. draw Walls between the Pillars 3. use the Wall Join tool, "T-" and ""open" join modes. That's actually what I meant. I still say column while I mean Pillar. Our translated version has it different, that's why. Quote Link to comment
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