Modelling a pyramid shape

[Benson Shaw]

Revolve with (a square) rail

or

make a Mesh Edit by dragging the top point or by numeric control of the point

or all those other ways shown above

-B

[AlanW]

Better late then never.

Draw a cube and use deform tool on the top and taper solid mode.

Rotate the top and you get a pyramid.

rotate it further and you get a tent.

[arquitextonica]

On 12/17/2015 at 6:58 PM, Marissa Farrell said:

Just for fun - A Marionette object that allows inputs for A, B, & C.

Hi Mrs. Farrell. I was sondering if you could somehow rescue the Marionette? I´m trying to build an intelligent object in the form of a truncated pyramid and I´m really struggling with the solid modelling and the construction planes.

[Dan Hoffman]

Just came across this thread - maybe with a tag @Marissa Farrell will see this and perhaps still has this Marionette saved somewhere?

 

(although the Multiple Extrude approach mentioned earlier is also a nice solution)

[The Cantor]

I just needed a solution to this. I came up with:  extrude a square to needed height. Go to front elevation. Make a shape to use to slice one side of the cube through the top center and one of the bottom corners. Extrude that shape, duplicate 3 times and place so they all slice through the center top point of the cube and the bottom corners. Use solid subtraction 4 times, and done.

[rDesign]

I have found the easiest way to make a 3D pyramid shape is with a tapered extrusion on a 2D rectangle.

 

Creating a Tapered Extrude

[line-weight]

I only discovered the "taper face" tool a couple of years ago despite having used VW for about 20 years. I've become a fan of it for this kind of thing.

 

 

 

[zoomer]

I am also a big fan of taper face tool.

I wanted to write exactly the same ....

 

I just wanted to test it first now, if it really works in that case.

But you were faster 🙂

 

Maybe not the fastest way but for me the most comfortable and

enjoying way.

Edited October 8, 2022 by zoomer

[The Cantor]

Nice. Elegant solution!