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05-27-2008, 11:25 AM #1Build/Design
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Help!!!
I am trying to build lumber to put on a pergola. Placiing lumber on top of a post and beam porch rail.
I have steam coming out of my ears and cant figure out how to make the lumber even though I have done this befor. What type of polyline do you use, and how do you flip it up to a 90 so i can start copy and pasting the lumber. PLEASE PLEASE!!!
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05-27-2008, 12:17 PM #2
How are you going about this? Polyline solids in plan? In elevation? If you want to flip one in elevation 90 deg., make a copy, convert it back to a normal polyline, flip it, then convert back to polyline solid and copy/paste that as needed.
I know positioning polyline solids, whether in plan or elevation, can be a little frustrating as the options seem kind of inconsistent.
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05-27-2008, 12:35 PM #3Humble Chief User/Abuser
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Bryce is right. Need to know if you are trying in plan view or elevation view. In elevation I draw a polyline solid then modify/position it. In plan view I use a slab then set its heights and distance above 0. You can specify material at any point with either method.
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05-27-2008, 06:40 PM #4
Alternatively you could use Build>Cabinet>Soffits they do the same thing but I find them easier to rotate/move around in Elevations and they can be any material/size or height.
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