3d rotation of slab or floor

[Don@Black Dog]

IT seems this should be easy, or I'm missing something!

How can I rotate a floor in 3d (or in section view)? I want a tilted back to a bench seat. the 3d rotate says only in Z axis which rotates in plan. I've tried all the options in the rotate/3d tool.

Thanks

[PVA - Admin]

I've seen this requested a number of times as a wishlist item, currently you cant tilt floors or slabs directly since they're hybrid objects. There are many circumstances in which you would, for theatre seating, drainage etc.

Adding this thread to the most recent request.

[Don@Black Dog]

This may be the issue. I was trying to do it with floors, which apparently are tied to the layer plane so not rotatable in x/y.

[Don@Black Dog]

Thanks, Jim. You're right on the money. Ive tried to tilt sidewalks, short ramps, etc, and that would be useful.

[PVA - Admin]

Rather than just tilt/rotate, I've put this in a request to allow full 3D modification of slabs as well. Sort of like the clipping works now with 2D geometry for creating holes in slabs, but allowing more complex 3D object to be subtracted from a slab to allow for either a simple slant (you would just subtract a wedge shape from a standard rectangular slab) as well as more complex drainage shapes.

[Markvl]

+1 There are so many instances where this would be useful. Garage floors, flat roofs (to roof drains), driveways, sidewalks, ramps etc.

[rDesign]

you would just subtract a wedge shape from a standard rectangular slab) as well as more complex drainage shapes.

Perhaps I'm misreading this, but - for example - it sounds like this would create a concrete slab with tapering thickness, i.e. the bottom of the slab would be level and the top of the slab would be sloping.

In my U.S. construction experience - this is not how a sloping slab would be constructed. Typically, staying with this example, both the sub-grade and the gravel base would be sloped at the same pitch as the top of slab, which creates a sloping concrete slab having a consistent thickness.

[PVA - Admin]

In my U.S. construction experience - this is not how a sloping slab would be constructed. Typically, staying with this example, both the sub-grade and the gravel base would be sloped at the same pitch as the top of slab, which creates a sloping concrete slab having a consistent thickness.

Correct, since there are so many different use cases, I requested the ability to both do as you describe as well as some 3D solids subtraction for direct cutting. I didn't mean to imply that you would HAVE to cut into a slab and not be able to slope/rotate it as originally requested, my mistake.

[CipesDesign]

FWIW, I use the Roof Face for simple sloping floors (eg: garage) and it works fine. But for more complex sloping items it would be great to be able to truly sculpt like a concrete finisher does.

[AlanW]

Nice.

It would be nice to be able to use the slab tool and have it sloping and then you can use all the benefits of the slab tool.

Hopefully this can be included.