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[Erik Case]

I'm looking to add a 3" vertical batten board to the exterior wall at 10" on center.  I can accomplish this through using the stud feature but then I get the unwanted headers, etc. and have to extract framing for the entire model.  I'm relatively new to the software so if there is something I'm missing, I'd appreciate any suggestions.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Martin Livingston]

If you choose one of the sidings A thru E in the wall definition then you simply edit the surface texture with an appropriate image. Softplan comes preloaded with lots of board and batten textures. Just pick the one you want and adjust the image size to get the desired spacing.

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[randolph cohn]

would be nice to be able to give "siding" a "vertical" profile to mimic the battens,

like with can do with horizontal beveled siding,

instead of having to use the stud method.

[Sam Allen]

I have made a batten that I put over a smooth wall to get a true board and batten in my renderings.   I've included one here.....

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[Tom Rogers]

Nice building Sam. Excellent job on the parking lot.  Just curious,  what is in the two story sections that there are no windows?  Or is that for signage?

[Martin Livingston]

Nice job on the plaza Sam!

[Steve Haarmann]

How have you designed this batten?

Are you using solids?

If you have managed to use a wall definition can you share it with us?

 

Nice rendering Sam

 

Thanks ...

[Sam Allen]

I drew the batten with solids and manually added it to the drawing.  I didn't use a wall definition.  If someone way better at this than me could put together a wall definition I too would love to have it.  Truthfully, it didn't occur to me to even try.

 

Thanks to all for the compliments on the renderings.  I actually do one for every plan and that seems to make each one easier than the last......

[David Bateman]

I love the rendering! And I'm real curious what method you used for the paint lines on your parking lot? Especially the accessibility parking lot identifier...

[Steve Haarmann]

I seem to be doing a lot more board and batten projects.

 

The best solution would be to have a wall definition that allows a vertical profile.

That has been requested by others before.

 

I have tried using studs deeper than the wall but that has issues with material list.

 

My aversion to solids has been spacing them properly.

I just tried using the copy command with a start and end point and then used the equally space option in the copy command.

You just have to do some math before using this command to get correct spacing.

The obvious downside is on a gable end which requires different heights.

 

If anyone has found a better workaround I would love to hear it!

[David Bateman]

I have a brain fart here to propose, and if someone has a better go at this than me, thats wonderful. But if I was needing a wall that had Battens on the outside, I think I would add a New Material "Stud" to begin the wall definition with. The reason would be that the stud thickness, width, and spacing can be set easily for this profile.

Again, this will not work well if the roof sets the gable end wall, otherwise the profile heights will be easily set by the wall... 

I havent figured out how to add a screen shot to this forum so I cant easily show you a rendering...

[Keith Almond]

... I think I would add a New Material "Stud" to begin the wall definition with ...

 

Why not use "Strapping Vertical" which is really what it is.

 

NOTE: I haven't tried it, so don't know the downside ...

[David Bateman]

Why not use "Strapping Vertical" which is really what it is.

 

NOTE: I haven't tried it, so don't know the downside ...

The reason I would not use 'strapping vertical' is for the fact that it is uncontrollable in spacing options. It seems, (as far as I can determine) that it has a system wide setting of 16" or what ever you have your system settings at.

[Keith Almond]

Doesn't "Stud" have the same problem ... again, not experimented, so I don't have a clue.

[David Bateman]

Doesn't "Stud" have the same problem ... again, not experimented, so I don't have a clue.

No, the 'Stud' material has optional settings for the width, depth, and spacing of the members. You can find these settings in the upper right corner of the wall definition menu box. And if this material is set as the first material in the wall definition, you can still customize the actual wall cladding profile in the 3D to what ever you like.

 

Can someone advise me on how to share screenshot images in this forum?

[Keith Almond]

Can someone advise me on how to share screenshot images in this forum?

 

Go to MORE REPLY OPTIONS next to the POST button - You then get the option to attach a file.

[David Bateman]

Thanks Keith!

Here is the screen shot that I was attempting to share...

[Erik Case]

I can accomplish what I'm looking for in wall definition until I need to add openings.  See the two images attached.  Wall 1 shows what I want, Wall 2 shows what I get.  I have changed materials/textures to make it easier to see but hopefully you can see what I'm trying to get at with the battens.  When I add openings, I get headers/trim studs, etc.   I would like to have the option to have battens at a set distances without them being a "stud" designation.

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[Erik Case]

Sorry, here is wall 2.  file size limits.

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[Pamela Nacke]

Erik,

I do what Martin Livingston suggested.  After I do my 3D rendering, I do a Surface Edit and there are many options for Board and Batten in there.  You can adjust the spacing within that feature. 

Pam Nacke