aligning textures

[lgswe]

I ran a series of battered wall molding profiles side by side with each profile getting shorter so as not to protrude through the roof. When I put shingle textures on the molding profiles they do not line up. Can they be aligned somehow in 10.8a (which I'm still using)? If not, does XI take care of the problem? Thank you.

[dshall]

No.... but there must be an easier way to apply material, via wall definition or psolid on wall drawn in elevation

[Allen42acj]

Hi Larry
Try using the eye dropper and spaying the material from one to the next..

[lgswe]

Scott
If there is, I hope someone would explain how. The battered wall flares out 4" at the bottom. I tried using a molding profile but I could not find a way to cut off the profile when it protruded through the roof. Thanks for the input. Then this can't be addressed in XI either?

[lgswe]

Allen
That's how I applied the texture in the first place. Thanks.

[dshall]

Larry, I missed the battered profile you are dealing with. Now I understand the issue. But I do wonder if you looked really close at a side view of the battered connections, will they not be out of alignment (the surface planes are not in alighnment)? And if this is the case, would this be an issue . If I think of another way of doing it I will type in.

[lgswe]

Scott
The first thing I checked was for miss alignment. But it all checked out okay. Thanks.

[dshall]

By the way Larry, yes I think X! will take care of this problem, via primitive solids.

[dshall]

BAck to the original question, I believe you can offset the patterns somehow.... but I have never done it.

[lgswe]

Scott
My apologies. I was checking alignment in plan view and it looked right on. When I did a cross-section view, and zoomed in, I noticed each top section of the molding profiles was off just a touch, while all the bottom alignments were right on. I'm sure that's the problem. Now all I have to do is figure out why the profiles are different at the top since I used the same pattern to make them all. Thanks to all who gave input.

[Glenn Woodward]

Larry,

You could use a roof plane for the battered (ouch!) siding.
You would be able to get the slope you want and you would also be able to shape it to fit the roof slope.
Just make it thin with no gutter, etc.

[lgswe]

Glenn
That was my first thought, but I didn't want any fascia showing on the battered wall. My regular roofs call for a 5 1/2" fascia. I'm pretty sure in 10.8a you can't have more than one size fascia. I think you can have more than one fascia size in XI (Please correct me if I'm wrong on that). I keep trying to talk myself into XI all the time. The way the threads on XI have been sounding as of late, XI is finally getting most of the bugs worked out of it. Do you have an opinion on this matter?

[Glenn Woodward]

Larry,

Yes, in X1 each roof plan can have it's own thickness (fascia and framing heights) and materials etc.
I just tried and it is quite easy to get what you want.

In V10, you can assign materials on a roof by roof basis.
So....nominate the fascia and Soffit as Opening(no material) and they won't show. Opening(no material) can be found under Misc in the library.
I just tried and it is quite easy to get what you want.

I think you should have upgraded to X1 when it was released and not listened to the whiners so much.

[lgswe]

Glenn
Thanks for all the info. I had just purchased 10.8a about 6 months before XI came out and could not at the time justify upgrading. I do design work partime with only 5-6 projects a year, but I've just got three nice projects in the last couple of weeks so I'm seriously considering upgrading within the month. Is there much of a learning curve? What are the best training cd's to purchase with the upgrade? Once again, thanks for all the info.

Larry

[lbuttery]

Larry:


If you are an experienced Chief then skip the series 1 videos and get the series 2.


CA has a free what's new in X1 video on their website and so does Dan Baumann at www.chiefexperts.com


Lew