bdellis Posted October 28, 2002 Share Posted October 28, 2002 New here and new to Vectorworks. If I had a lot of time, I might be able to figure this out, but I'm hoping to use Vworks in my current project. I have been trying to figure out how to create a 3D polygon that is sloped (has different Z values for various vertical lines on the vertices.) The 3D and extruded poly tools only seem to make level polygons. Is there a way to do this with Vworks 8? Do I need some plugin or an upgrade of some kind? Or is there a trick? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
Davide Posted October 28, 2002 Share Posted October 28, 2002 Just put 3d Locis points at the z values you need (use the obj info palette if you need to adjust their values), then connect them with the 3d polygon tool. Quote Link to comment
bdellis Posted October 29, 2002 Author Share Posted October 29, 2002 thank you, Giovanni... (Hope Palo Alto is treating you well; I lived there for 17 years up til 2000...lovely place; still consider it home.) thanks for the solution to my polygon prob. Quote Link to comment
P Retondo Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 Or, for better control, you can extrude a polygon from the side. Or you can use Boolean subtraction or intersection to change the profile. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Andrew Bell@NV Posted October 31, 2002 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 31, 2002 quote: Originally posted by bdellis: New here and new to Vectorworks. If I had a lot of time, I might be able to figure this out, but I'm hoping to use Vworks in my current project. I have been trying to figure out how to create a 3D polygon that is sloped (has different Z values for various vertical lines on the vertices.) The 3D and extruded poly tools only seem to make level polygons. Is there a way to do this with Vworks 8? Do I need some plugin or an upgrade of some kind? Or is there a trick? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Aside from the previously mentioned ways of doing this, you can also adjust the working plane to be at the required angle, and the 3-D tools will work with that. (See the set working plane tool docs for more information.) Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.