mixtup Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Wow that looks a lot better than a bump. Thankyou very much for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Zaslavsky Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 thats quite alright - we're getting a lot of practical advice on roofs. has anybody got ideas on modelling ridge tiles? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAcky Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I just modelled a long line of them and move them into place when i need them. Crude? yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Zaslavsky Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 where do you get the dimensions for them? i couldnt find them on the CSR website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAcky Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I just asked the architect I work with... Can't remember the specs off the top of my head... Just took a look at boral. Specs should be close enough... http://www.boral.com.au/roofing/Roofing_Accessories_Res.asp?AUD=homeGarden_Rooftiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Zaslavsky Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 thanks James - i'll check it out further attached is the final image submitted - i'll look to improve further with the next project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixtup Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I just modelled a long line of them and move them into place when i need them. Crude? yes. glad to hear i'm not the only one who has used that technique. I've since acquired the most awesome ridge tool ever. How does just tracing the linework sound? Click on bottom of hip, click on top of hip. Done. Automatically adds end cap too! I also have a 'capless' version for ridge. If you have Autocad Architecture/ADT i'll be happy to share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAcky Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 glad to hear i'm not the only one who has used that technique. I've since acquired the most awesome ridge tool ever. How does just tracing the linework sound? Click on bottom of hip, click on top of hip. Done. Automatically adds end cap too! I also have a 'capless' version for ridge. If you have Autocad Architecture/ADT i'll be happy to share it. Sounds awesome but I do all my modelling in max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Zaslavsky Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 on the same topic of roofs - have you guys seen Batzal Roof Designer plugin for Max 2009? it seems to do all the things we want directly in Max? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 your final house looks good. I spent all of yesterday trying to figure out roofs and wasn't able to get a good solution. I have the floorplan (not in autocad - just a hardcopy) with the roof lines. I tried cutting them, plane splicing, etc - just could not get it to look right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Zaslavsky Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 thanks Joel - i was mostly happy with it and there are a couple of spots that only i know could be done better next time. do you have heights of elevations for your project? if so that will help with aligning ridges. otherwise if you have revit - you could always "cheat" a solution - i found that revit doesnt always place ridges and hips in all the right places - but overall the roof looks kinda right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAcky Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I use sketchup with this method. The roofs come out correctly if the plans have been done properly. They usually come out close enough to not be noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 wow... that's pretty close to a "Make A Roof" button. Not a fan of SketchUp tho. Heard a lot of horror stories about bringing the model into 3ds. But watching FollowMe work gave me some ideas... Thanks James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAcky Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Just do a weld verticies and take a look around the model. I only use it to carve up slabs of tiles so the actual imported model ends up being deleted anyway. To tell you the truth, now that Max is the leading software for arch vis, the lack of relevant toolsets such as roofing as well as relative tutorials is pretty pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Zaslavsky Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 there is a whole chapter on roofs in 3DATS interm to advanced - the modelling part is very straightforward - when it comes to tiles / shingles / seamed roofs - that's when it gets a bit more vague. their suggestion is to basically model them. i think if u've got the plane work right underneath - that's most of the work done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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