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Thread: Walls out of plane vertically
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10-29-2013, 01:55 AM #1
Walls out of plane vertically
Evening all
I have had a request to provide an outside wall with a vertical angle of approx 5 degrees (sloping outwards at the top)
Does anyone have an idea how I can achieve this?
Can't find anything in the forums and have tried everything short of using a polyline solid.
I have a feeling that if I go down this route, I won't be able to insert windows and doors etc and also how would the roof react?
I build roofs manually anyway so, in general I understand the mechanics of roof building but I'm a bit concerned how chief will react.
Any ideas? - please?
Thank you
BazBaz
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10-29-2013, 03:28 AM #2
Baz,
Do you mean something like this?
I have left a gap in the wall and I have left the roof off so that you can see what is happening.
I built the sloping bits over a standard brick veneer wall.
A bit of mucking around, but not too hard if everything is pretty simple.
No problem to build an auto roof.
This one is a little rough because I did it pretty quickly - but you can see the idea.Glenn
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10-29-2013, 10:41 PM #3
Thanks Glenn - nor quite what I was looking for. More the whole wall sloping outwards not just the cladding.
But anyway, how did you do that?
Cheers
BarryBaz
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10-29-2013, 11:59 PM #4
Baz,
OK, tell the whole storey.
How thick is the wall.
What is it made of.
How tall.
Complicated floor plan or simple - it sounds like just 1 wall.
Complicated doors and windows or simple.
Can you post a plan of what you have already?Glenn
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10-30-2013, 04:10 PM #5
Baz,
Do you mean more like this?
It's just a tad hard to open the door though!Glenn
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10-30-2013, 05:16 PM #6
Nice Symbol Glenn.
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10-30-2013, 09:08 PM #7
Yep Glen, that's sort of what the client is looking for, but with sliding windows only and no doors.
Can't post a plan yet as it is all in the client's head at the moment and I haven't got down to the nitty gritty yet.
Still interested in how you do it though!!
Cheers
BazBaz
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10-30-2013, 10:18 PM #8
Baz,
The first one I played around with a molding polyline and filled in above and under the openings with matching lintels and sills (oversized at the correct slope).
The second one is just a symbol of the wall.
Draw the wall with openings, save as a symbol, place symbol and tilt.
I drew and invisible wall in line with the tilted wall symbol to form the room.Glenn
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10-30-2013, 10:53 PM #9
Thanks for that Glenn
Simple when you think about it ain't it
Now I can have a go and see if I can come up to the client's expectations
Cheers
BazBaz
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