mpalin1943 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Hello I am designing a venue inside a 4 pole big top. In previous designs I have just drawn a side elevation for my height references but as I now have a bit more time I would like to actually re-create the roof. I'm working from a PDF drawing with measurements. Do you know how I might draw the roof in 3d? It attaches round the king pins and flows down to the walls then the floor. I think I would create 1 quarter of the it then mirror it to the other king pins possibly? How would you do it? I am an intermediate user but I have never used NURBS etc. Is this what I need to research and understand? I use Vectorworks 2018. Thanks MP43 Quote Link to comment
Claes Lundstrom Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 These types of surfaces have to be designed quite precisely to work well as the very much rely on gravity to work. Unfortunately though, I always use TouchCAD for such jobs. 2 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee jcogdell Posted March 27, 2020 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted March 27, 2020 Try using the subdivision tools, the create subdivision primitive is in the model menu and the edit subdivision tool is in the 3D toolset. 2 Quote Link to comment
Kevin Allen Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I would start with a 2D plan using add/clip surface. Probably add an array of Loci for the points on the ground and the top of the tent poles. Convert the 2D Plan or an extrusion to a Subdivision Object. Trace the plan you have You have t experiment a bit with the Iterations to get what you want. NOTE: you'll only need an extrusion if you want the tent material to have thickness. Then it's a matter of push/pull in subdivision. 1 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post JBenghiat Posted April 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) This seemed like a good example for my students of using subdivision modeling , so I made a demo video. The goal was to show overall methods rather than conforming to the specific dimensions. Edited April 6, 2020 by JBenghiat 7 Quote Link to comment
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