arching the top of a wall

**Mike Stewart** · 10-30-2006, 12:22 PM

I have a seperate wall about 7' long by 8' tall. This wall is not connected to any other wall. The ceiling in the room is vaulted. The top of the wall does not touch the ceiling. I want to give this wall a slight arch on the top from one end to another. Any suggestions???
Thanks

**Allen42acj** · 10-30-2006, 12:38 PM

In elevation,click on the top of the wall and use the arc tool..Same way as shortening a wall..

**mack** · 10-30-2006, 12:40 PM

Mike
Create an arched slab atop of the normal wall (in elevation view) to create an impression that the wall continues as an arch (you will need to adjust meterial to match wall face
or
divide the wall top into small segments and arrange them into an arch

I'd recommend the 1st method

**mack** · 10-30-2006, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by Allen42acj

In elevation,click on the top of the wall and use the arc tool..Same way as shortening a wall..

Allen --if you don't mind my question-- which arc tool do you mean exactly? -- I'd like to learn that method but it doesn't really work for me...?

**Allen42acj** · 10-30-2006, 12:52 PM

Sorry
My mistake,thought that tool came up for walls..
Mack has the right idea..
Maybe it was polysolids I was thinking of...****,I hate to make mistakes...:mad:

**Larry Kumpost** · 10-31-2006, 07:44 AM

A polyline solid is probably the easiest but you can use break points (similar to CAD lines and polylines) to shape the top of a wall. That was the way we did it before polyline solids.

**ARCHIJEF2000** · 10-31-2006, 08:20 AM

I made a little object that may be useful. It is a slab with a rounded top. Its natural size is 1000 mm wide 1000 mm high and 100 thick. the rounded portion starts 500 mm above the base, and has a radius of 500 too. A dxf file, should be imported in mm. The various surfaces have several layers, and can therefore be coloured separately. The object may be stretched in all directions, but you are advised to place a stretch-zone XY at Z, First height 500 mm, second 1000 mm ( or use equivalent imperial units), check stretch zone height 1-2.

slaaby dxf.zip

**Ben Palmer** · 10-31-2006, 08:48 AM

This is a good example of how wall lines should behave like cad lines...we should have the arch option available for the wall...this should also be available in plan view...along with other cad functions.

**WendyWelton** · 10-31-2006, 10:02 AM

Ben,

I agree. I'd also like to be able to arc the tops of railings and fences.

**tracey11** · 10-31-2006, 05:04 PM

I have found the best way to create a nice smooth curve on the top of a wall is to put a curved roof over as the height and radius is easy to set,
I then put this roof on its own layer and turn it off. Works great

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