Tiago Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hi there. i have a doubt What would be the best way to model this to 3d as a building? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted February 24, 2015 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted February 24, 2015 Walls and Round Walls can create the majority of this, but for the segments where the walls vary in thickness gradually along the length (something you can't really do with Wall objects directly in Vectorworks) you would use Create Wall Projection and add the curving areas manually, which could just be made from extrudes. Quote Link to comment
Phil hunt Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 hi i would trace the outer wall then the inner wall making sure they are closed areas extrude to the required height and then use the subtract solids tool or used the clip surface tool and then extrude the shape to the required height i know you will then have to cut some doorways/windows in by using the subtract solid and manually add the door/window items because i work in exhibit design i don't always need to have walls in my models although i sometimes find it useful phil Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted February 24, 2015 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted February 24, 2015 Good point, if you don't need wall objects, it would be much easier to trace and do it completely out of extrusions. That way would be relatively simple. It isn't perfect, but its worth giving Trace Bitmap a try and seeing how much geometry you can get it to create for you automatically. Import that image into Vectorworks and them Modify > Trace Bitmap: http://kbase.vectorworks.net/questions/1009/Trace+Bitmap Quote Link to comment
Phil hunt Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 jim i see you mentioned create wall projections i have never used this is are there any tutorials as i am curious to see what can be achieved thanks Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted February 24, 2015 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted February 24, 2015 A few, but I don't think I've completed a full 101 on them yet: http://app-help.vectorworks.net/2015/NNA/eng/VW2015_Guide/Walls/Creating_Wall_Projections.htm http://kbase.vectorworks.net/questions/748/Creating+Sculpted+Walls Quote Link to comment
Tiago Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 If the windows and doors work without the walls then i'm fine without using them yes.. It is only for rendering and showing not to use in a actual project so... I will try using Modify > Trace Bitmap: option and see how it goes, thanks If it goes well i will come back to show how it went Quote Link to comment
Phil hunt Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 you will have to create your own windows and doors to the sizes of the apertures you need the insert windows and doors will not work with this method the trace bitmap is ok if the source file is good but to you won't find it to long to trace the outlines the polyline tool is good for this toggle through the menu using the (U) key to get a mixture of line and curves you require to trace the image you can put the image on a layer and use a 50% transparency and then create another layer to use as the trace file this way you can see what your doing more clearly but don't forget to use the same layer scale if the image comes imports into the drawing without a scale but you know one of the measurements use the scale tool current distance/new distance this is really good and will scale the image so you have a true scale to work with cheers Quote Link to comment
Jim Smith Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I've used Mr Pickup's 3D Modelling technique to make Mass Models and one can use the outline to make walls or trace WALLS on top of the Model. While this works it only seems to work for walls that have horizontal tops, it seems one may not use the CLIP or SPLIT LINE tools without the WALL object being transformed into 3D Polygons. - Is there a way to use other objects to CLIP or edit the top shape of walls and keep these as walls? - Is a Mass Model just that, a nice 3D Object with no use other than a reference or a starting point within the drawing? Quote Link to comment
Jim Smith Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 - Sorry answered my own question One may use the Fit Wall To Object TOOL under AEC.... Quote Link to comment
Jim Smith Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 .... Sorry for the "AND ANOTHER THING!" - Is there way to create a Wall, built on an angle? We have either converted these to 3D Polys & rotated (say 10º off 90º) or filled in the opening with 3D polygons. Any other thoughts on this subject? Quote Link to comment
Horst M. Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 @tiago Here are better Templates for the Project: http://pazifist.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/peace-zeichen.jpg Quote Link to comment
Tiago Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Lol HOrst This is not for a war campaign rest assured. The trace bitmap is useless here, i am using pollilines to model everything. It's starting to take form, next are the windows and doors and slabs Quote Link to comment
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