Bruce Pittard Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I need an easier way to create Gutters, Cornices, Brick Corbelling and other finishing touches to a 3D model. I am using Extrude along paths at the moment with a simple polyline shape but that becomes very difficicult (time consuming) to edit when the building needs to be changed. Is there any way to constrain these items to the walls or roof ? When an extrude along path is created, the path object needs to be edited separately as a nurbs curve. These are alot harder to edit than a simple 2D polyline path. The roof path can be modified without making the other objects invisible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Robert Anderson Posted August 24, 2004 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted August 24, 2004 Try using a Chain Extrude for these shapes. It's like an EAP but: 1. It allows two shapes to be extruded; 2. It uses a polygon instead of a NURBS for a path. Quote Link to comment
jfmarch Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 how about using walls for these elements? they will look like gutters and can easily be controlled by class... Quote Link to comment
patman Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Hi Bruce, I have a tool that might work for you. It was written specifically for parapet walls but you can use it for brick coping and canales (scuppers). It is a fancy extrude along path tool with a lot more control that the VW version. Contact me off list if your interested... Patrick patman@cybermesa.com Quote Link to comment
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