taoist Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Select panel style (V match T&G) profile as an example. If need be go to http://www.forestermoulding.com/application/home/asp/ProfileSearch.asp?intType=17&width=3&numReturns=10&SearchType=S to download 2d Profile You will need to create an account, no cost involved. You can also save your moulding choices to your My Mouldings. Save moulding in VW blank new document Give document a name (Wainscoting) as example Edit profile for alignment along 4 corner axis. Copy symbol, exit symbol Paste on plan, not on wall Extrude to desired height In plan view: Find center of wall and place center of extruded profile on this center reference. Draw a line inf needed. I center the profile along the wall as this is how it would be done in the real world. You may run into an instance where you use the edge of the profile for center for better end piece sizes. Use Move along points or Duplicate Array to fill length of wall with the extruded profile Use side view to align extruded profile to desired position. Render, give color / texture to your wainscoting and enjoy the view. taoist Quote Link to comment
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billtheia Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 For simple panel style wainscoting you can use the handrail tool. Set the verticals' size and spacing to that of your vertical rails, set cap dimensions to that of your top panel trim, set horizontals' size and spacing to match the top and bottom rails, then lay the whole thing up against the wall. Quote Link to comment
taoist Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 billtheia, Thanks for the tip! Another way for a simple "framed" wainscoting look. Can also use wall cabinets set to 1" depth. Take length of wall / number of panels = panel width Set cabinet width to this number, the height you want, set elevation (offset) if any. Make sure to set all reveals to 0 (zero) or you will see the frame of the cabinet. Any of the cabinet door styles will work as they are part of the cabinet. taoist Quote Link to comment
Bob Holtzmann Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Another way to draw wainscoting, with VwA 2011: add a wall style component for the wainscot paneling, with the wall's top offset distance set for the wainscot height. The wall base and trim can be made with wall components, too, but it's limited to rectangular sections - no profile shapes. The benefit to this method is that when the wall changes in length, so does the wainscot. I hope VWA's wall styles will have profile trims sometime soon ... another wish list item. Quote Link to comment
Lenb Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 My hope is that they get the attributes in the wall components to actually work correctly. Textures are the only form of fill for renderings that I have been able to get to render. The fill attribute does not work that I can see. Your suggestion for wainscoting is a good one though. The components also work well for base and wall rails - if only they would render properly. Len Quote Link to comment
taoist Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Bob and Len. Thanks for the replies. I use the profiles to get real look to the wainscoting vs images (jpegs). I must admit that I have not tried to use images on a planar (vertical) surface or by using the extract surface tool yet. Wainscoting should be an option for creating a wall with height and offset ability. Check out post about Interior Mode under Wish List Forum. taoist Quote Link to comment
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