Does anyone know why my linear materials keep flipping when I resize them or edit them? And how do I prevent this happening.
Example, I use the linear material tool to draw a section cut through a layer of 5/8" drywall which is on the underside of a stair stringer and landings. So the material runs horizontally along the underside of the lower landing, then turns 30° to run up under the risers before turning -30° back to horizontal.
I find that my drywall linear material shows the finished surface on the wrong side and I cannot seem to choose to flip it.
On the rare occasion where it seems to work ok, if I need to use the reshape tool, it seems to behave unpredictably and can randomly flip my finished surface from top to bottom or bottom to top.
Another example would be drawing Corrugated Deck W Fill. If I want to draw a curved line of the material to represent drainage mat running over a perimeter drain, I find that I cannot control which face the corrugations appear on. And if I add a curve to the run of material, VW seems to decide for me that I must want to flip the material upside down and does not let me choose whether side A or B is the corrugated side.
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Does anyone know why my linear materials keep flipping when I resize them or edit them? And how do I prevent this happening.
Example, I use the linear material tool to draw a section cut through a layer of 5/8" drywall which is on the underside of a stair stringer and landings. So the material runs horizontally along the underside of the lower landing, then turns 30° to run up under the risers before turning -30° back to horizontal.
I find that my drywall linear material shows the finished surface on the wrong side and I cannot seem to choose to flip it.
On the rare occasion where it seems to work ok, if I need to use the reshape tool, it seems to behave unpredictably and can randomly flip my finished surface from top to bottom or bottom to top.
Another example would be drawing Corrugated Deck W Fill. If I want to draw a curved line of the material to represent drainage mat running over a perimeter drain, I find that I cannot control which face the corrugations appear on. And if I add a curve to the run of material, VW seems to decide for me that I must want to flip the material upside down and does not let me choose whether side A or B is the corrugated side.
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Andy
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