exterior brick with a molding polyline

[peterbrown]

I really like the molding polyline feature to make a brick skirt on an exterior wall.

My problem is that windows that extend down into this skirt are partially covered. I cat seem to edit this in section view. Do I have some other options, or is this technique no appropriate for this application?

[Tommy Blair]

Try placing breaks in the molding polyline. Select the area between the breaks>open>select no molding. See if that helps.

[peterbrown]

Ill try that, but I bet it will leave a top to bottom gap instead of an indentation like I need

[Tommy Blair]

Ill try that, but I bet it will leave a top to bottom gap instead of an indentation like I need

That's right...it will.

[Tommy Blair]

Right off the bat without trying it, try placing a polyline solid in a side elevation with the profile you want. Go to plan view and stretch it across the wall. Go to a front elevation and see if you can place breaks at the top of the polyline and drag the area down. Maybe that would work. This might work in X1 if that's what you're using.

[billemery]

It is sometimes useful to use more than one polyline. Have the lower one cut the doors with it's height set under your lowest window. Have the second one set to cut at the windows with its bottom height matching the top height of the lower molding.

[Tommy Blair]

Sorry, my idea won't work, but you could make it work.

[MikePreble1]

Is this what you're wanting?
Mike

[MikePreble1]

a little more detail
Mike

[peterbrown]

Yes, thats the look, did you use 3 different molding polylines?

[peterbrown]

I was hoping to do as Bill suggested, use 3 diff m-poly's, one cut by doors, one by windows, and a cap to be cut by windows as well. Attached is my result.

shouldnt the top two automatically be cut by the windows? Do I need to see them in plan view and make my own breaks at the windows? seems like a hassle.

what am I missing here?

thanks

pb

[peterbrown]

Got it, Bills solution worked. I made the m-poly's from plan view (make room m-poly) and when placed at the window ht. they cut properly. Then I copied that one for the cap. Put them all at the proper elev and presto

Thanks Bill

PB

[peterbrown]

Mike,

thanks for that tutorial, completely different from Bills method, but looks like a great way to handle sloping or steping situations. Thanks for such a detailed lesson. Im going to practice it

[Tommy Blair]

Use 3 molding polylines if you want and if you are having a brick ledge for the windows, why don't you apply a brick ledge in the window dbx? See image for window sill

[peterbrown]

Thats cool... I went to the window dbx and didnt that option??