difficult extrusion

[Bunjimun]

(update, pic added 😊 thanks for the advice so far) im drawing a half domed roof (made of triangles and trapeziums) but i dont know how to extrude the sections from 2d, the shapes should be larger where the extrusion ends but obviously normal extrude just goes straight, is there any way to make the shapes flare out? i feel like id use some sort of loft function in another 3d app but cant figure it out with VW

 

any help appreciated

 

tia Ben

Edited March 21, 2021 by Bunjimun
Adding pictures

[Bunjimun]

@AlanW thank you, I'll look into this 👍

[Kevin K]

@Bunjimun Good work and advice from AlanW and michaelk !

 

That said....unless I am on Planet Claire, could you not just use the roof tool and simply make two sets of roof faces? In this example I used 8:12 for the lower roof segments and 5:12 for the upper roof sections. Again, very hard to decipher that from the screenshot.

 

I suppose the benefit of actually using the roof tool is that it allows you to add a texture to the different parts of the roof. And easily change the thickness, etc.

 

You could certainly achieve this with the other methods offered, but to use different textures for the top, sides and bottom of the roof you would need to extract a lot of surfaces to procure that from the solid objects.

 

It appears, although I am not at all certain, that from the screenshot @Bunjimun provided, it looks like there are perhaps 10 roof faces on the angled roof pieces?

Sort of hard to tell for sure.  So, as mentioned, I could be way off in my interpretation.

I attached a screenshot and a small file.

 

@Bunjimun If you are indeed still brushing your teeth, have a look at the file.

 

 

ROOF v2020.vwx

 

[Pat Stanford]

I will study and be ready.  ;-)

 

[Pat Stanford]

Forgot to hit send on the previous post.

 

I guess I managed to push some buttons today.  ;). At least on this side of the International Date Line.  ;-)

 

Thank you everyone for offering your suggestions to @Bunjimun

[Bunjimun]

@Kevin K re the roof tool, i have no real need of texture or looks for the outside as its an interior set im designing (for uni), im just getting round to trying suggestions now so will post my results, knowing now about the roof tool though is definitely handy for future

[Kevin K]

@Bunjimun I was not implying you needed to use any of the materials I had shown for the roof or walls.

 

I just had a problem looking your dark dark screenshot.  This was all about offering up a solution, with your minimal description of exactly what it was you wanted to achieve .  Get it?

Hence my comment about me perhaps not understanding you attempting to explain what you want. 

So....since you really did not commit...is this what you wanted relating to resolve your issues, or not?  

Oh,  what does 'designing for uni' mean? I have no friggin idea ;-)

 

[Bunjimun]

@Kevin K not sure from your message if i offended?!  i sincerely thank you for the solution you offered and i may well use it in future, but after trying michaelk's solution just now ive found that's got the result i need, i wasnt saying i felt id have to use your textures just that i dont have a need to texture the exterior or make it look like a roof in any way from outside, ill have a go with the roof tool, perhaps its still relevant to my need

 

(as for the uni part, this is a project for my university course, design for film and television)

Edited March 21, 2021 by Bunjimun
correction of wording

[Bunjimun]

@michaelk just followed your vid, thank you, finally making some progress 🙂