Andrew Mac Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Is it possible to create an opening(6'8" height) in a wall and have a straight top but have the corners curved? Can I not achieve this solution? I have been trying to use the door tool. Any ideas Edited March 10, 2017 by Mac B Designs Quote Link to comment
Guest Wes Gardner Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) You can by creating a symbol and using the "3D Wall Hole" command as the object that does the actual cutting... What I do is create a simple extruded cube and create a symbol - this cube will be placed in a class within the symbol and turned off but is a "place holder" for the symbol. Then choose to edit the 3D Wall Hole and in Top/Plan create your flared shape in 2D and extrude it 6'-8" positioning it in the wall as required. Exit the symbol and turn off the class containing the original cube. See attached file. To complete the task, you'll need to create some 2D plan-view graphics to "heal" the wall around the cut... Curved_Opening.vwx Edited March 10, 2017 by Wes Gardner Quote Link to comment
Andrew Mac Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks, this ai pretty nice door, however, what I was hoping to do was fillet the 90 degree corners where the sides meet the top. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted March 10, 2017 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted March 10, 2017 Same procedure, just use a rounded rectangular extrude for the cut shape. Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Is there a way to control the material texture just for the opening only, like pulling the plaster component around ? (Beside by assigning materials for the whole wall only, by left/right/sides) Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 @Wes GardnerThat's pretty cool, I like the lateral thinking and the idea of the 3d Hole component of the symbol to sculpt the wall. Quote Link to comment
mgries Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 10:00 AM, Mac B Designs said: Is it possible to create an opening(6'8" height) in a wall and have a straight top but have the corners curved? Can I not achieve this solution? I have been trying to use the door tool. Any ideas Mac, There was a great wall opening tool from the Vector Depot website, which I've attached. Only problem is, it doesn't work in later versions of VW. It was a valuable tool for me when I was on 2013. When I move to v2016, I had to let it go. It accomplished exactly what you're looking for, so maybe someone on the forum who understands scripting can update it for the later releases. Here's how it works: After creating the opening in the wall, you could select from a bunch of different shape profiles in the OIP, or it allowed you to select from one of your own profile symbols. I used this all the time for Spanish Colonial projects, which rely on lots of fancy arch and scroll profiles when making opening in typical plaster walls. The tool also allows you to add an opening ID, which comes in handy if you need to create an open ventilation schedule. Before I had this tool, I used the "3D Wall Hole" method previously described. I find it to be very tedious. The wall opening plug-in is definitely the answer you're looking for. Below, I've copied the actual listing from Vector Depot to give create to its inventor: A tool to create several styles of wall openings. When a door is too much this tool fits the bill. Creates openings with various top shapes. Even creates round openings. Petri Sakkinen VW 2008 or higher Wall Opening.vso Quote Link to comment
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