Tent Tool

[Kelly Jones]

It would be great of there was a tent tool.

Here would be an example of what that might look like. I think it would be similar to the screen/projection tools or stage tools

 

Tent Width -

Tent Peak Height 8' - 35' etc

Tent Leg Height Options - 8'10'13'15' etc

Tent Roof Style - Slope or Round roof

Tent Covering - White, clear

Tent Side Walls - Clear, White, Windows, etc

Tent bays - 10' 12' 13' 16' etc

Numbers of bays = total tent length

Tent Gables. Gables at ends of tents or no gables (open)

Tent Hardware choices-Hocker style, pipe style with diameter choices

Incorporate Stage tools for use to make a floor for tent.

 

Here would be the ask if I were to ask a tent company to draw something up or provide something similar.

 

Need a tent for a event and here is what I am looking for.

82'W x 200'L

27' center peak sloped (not rounded)

16' bays or centers

13' legs

Gables on the ends

White skin for top

Clear sidewalls

Hocker Style hardware to hang from

 

Thanks Kelly Jones - LD Systems

 

[Vesa]

Has any one picked this up yet? I would like to add few ideas on this if someone is interested of creating such a tool. 

[Iain R]

I would also be interested in this. Would be great if someone at Vectorworks could make create it. Would definitely be beneficial for event organisers.

 

I would suggest the following:

 

Tent Manufacturer - Hoeker or Roder (this would define preset dimensions as per manufacturers specs by choosing...

 

• Tent Span e.g. 6m, 9m, 12m etc.
• Number of Bays:  thus giving total length
• Tent Bay Width: e.g. 3m, 5m etc
• Leg Height: 2.3m, 3m, 4m, 5m

All these should then define things like tent peak height, tent roof style automatically. 

 

For the wall option, if I could suggest selecting options per bay which would be:  no wall, half wall, windowed wall, wall with door.

 

For the flooring, I would suggest options being: Board floor, cassette floor and no floor.

 

Would be a massive timesaver for me and a lot of event organisers I know.

 

 

 

 

[ubybc]

joining in the suggestion for a tent tool.  it would be a good addition to the feature set.

[gstewart]

I would add to this the ability to create all kinds of fabric/membrane roof structures such as pre-fabricated storage buildings.

[Andrew Jaquith]

This would be great!