Fit Walls to Objects

[BG]

Hi

When using the fit walls to objects command, the tops of the walls seem to remain horizontal. This causes some weird junctions at the corners when fitting the walls to a sloping roof. Is there a way to have the tops of the walls slope to match what they are being fitted to?

Thanks

Brett

[mike m oz]

No

[VincentCuclair]

Has been wished for, in the mean time:

1. You can choose an offset from the fit for both the top and bottom of the wall?!

2. You could offset each component by the correct amount in the wall style so that they meet the roof in a more correct fashion.....

[taoist]

Whatever happened to fit wall to roof command???

[CipesDesign]

Same command, new name...

[D Wood]

Well, hang on a minute - my ancient version fits walls to roof as BG seems to be wanting, are you saying that this new whizzo improved tool doesn't any more?

[VincentCuclair]

Well, hang on a minute - my ancient version fits walls to roof as BG seems to be wanting, are you saying that this new whizzo improved tool doesn't any more?

No what he (and many others) would like is for walls to be able to have sloping (at the very least) tops/bottoms (when seen in section). At the moment the wall top(bottom) can only be flat (seen from inside out or vice versa), meaning there will be an opening between part of the sloping roof and the wall top depending on the settings, in addition to this a 90? wall join between 2 walls fit to a sloping roof is quite messy/unrealistic and creates problems when it comes to both generating sections and elevations showing the concerned join. All this basically means one is forced to embed the wall in the roof however this is not always realistic and when it comes to thick walls not possible either because part of the wall will either stick out over the roof surface or not be completely embedded into the bottom of the roof (thick walls unfortunately are becoming more and more usual with the increased environmental demands on buildings.)

(I believe this is what Brett is getting at):

Edited July 25, 2013 by Vincent C

[taoist]

Here is another view of the issue.

Same issue if you use create gable end walls in roof edit.

Edited July 25, 2013 by taoist

[taoist]

I did some experimenting with wall joins.

I made the gable end walls fit in between the load bearing walls using wall joins tool with end caps.

Did fit walls to objects and it appears correct except that the outer wall components do not join (wrap)correct.

This I think would work as long as one had corner board treatment of some kind. Brick exteriors would not work.

See attached image. Wall on the left (siding facing you) is the gable end wall.

I then tried wall join tool on full length gable wall (not butted between load bearing) and this is what shows.

See images.

In residential work, gable walls are framed 1st, then load bearing walls butted to the gable end walls. Sheathing and siding wrap around the wall joins.

I also edited gable end walls, selected start and end caps and same problem as OP.

Wall components join tool does not work on walls with end caps.

You will receive error message stating such.

Another on for the wish list.

Yes we have workarounds to this using extrude faces and such, but who has the time.

Edited July 25, 2013 by taoist