malevy Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Is there an easy way to create fascia boards for roofs that are not flat. I was trying to use the sweep command so i attempted to draw a line along the angles of the roof and the lines always end up in another place so how to get that line in there so i can use the sweep command with a custom profile. Ive tried to snap to the corners but it still doesnt seem to work. I hope this makes sense i am not the best at explaining these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bijoy Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi there, maybe you could try posting an attached image to describe what ure trying to say. that will make things much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevy Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 ok i have attached a sample.. look at the arrows - one is trying to figure out how to use sweep to apply trim or another method if that doesnt work and the second is how to fill in that empty space after you raise the roof peak. Hi there, maybe you could try posting an attached image to describe what ure trying to say. that will make things much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi Marc, To create a gable, create a closed spline (Corner options) to encompass the area you wish to fill. Then apply the Surface modifier. You may have to use the Flip option. For fascias and friezes, create a spline for your profile and apply the Extrude modifier to create a surface. Then apply the Shell modifier. If the soffit board is going to be perpendicular to the roof edge, you can extrude the edges of your roof surface and the surfaces will be oriented to the normal direction of the edges. In the second attachment, I've created a roof system starting with a simple Line and the Surface modifier. I converted to Editable Poly and just started extruding edges to get the profiles I wanted. [ETA] If you use the Surface modifier for rectangular surfaces, you can set Patch Topography to 0 Steps and then you don't have unwanted tessellation of the surface. Things are much more clean and simple that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevy Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Thank you, the examples and your suggestions are exactly what i needed to learn how to do this properly. Ive been fighting with this for a few weeks now but just decided to bite the bullet and ask for some help Hi Marc, To create a gable, create a closed spline (Corner options) to encompass the area you wish to fill. Then apply the Surface modifier. You may have to use the Flip option. For fascias and friezes, create a spline for your profile and apply the Extrude modifier to create a surface. Then apply the Shell modifier. If the soffit board is going to be perpendicular to the roof edge, you can extrude the edges of your roof surface and the surfaces will be oriented to the normal direction of the edges. In the second attachment, I've created a roof system starting with a simple Line and the Surface modifier. I converted to Editable Poly and just started extruding edges to get the profiles I wanted. [ETA] If you use the Surface modifier for rectangular surfaces, you can set Patch Topography to 0 Steps and then you don't have unwanted tessellation of the surface. Things are much more clean and simple that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I'm glad I could help. The Autodesk AREA website has some good, very basic tutorials for dealing with things like poly-modeling in sub-object mode. There is a tutorials section in the discussion forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevy Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yes the AREA has alot of good tutorials I will have to work on some more of them. I am really glad i ordered a new computer today, after working on this drawing for 4 hours max crashed and i lost the drawing.. I hate when that happens I guess i should of saved earlier.. oh well practice makes perfect. I'm glad I could help. The Autodesk AREA website has some good, very basic tutorials for dealing with things like poly-modeling in sub-object mode. There is a tutorials section in the discussion forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yipes. Did you check the \3dsmax\autoback folder for any recent autosaves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevy Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 No I didnt even know that folder existed. Its ok I am creating it again at least I wont forget how to do it this time hehe Yipes. Did you check the \3dsmax\autoback folder for any recent autosaves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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