Good Morning, after being absent from SP for almost 12 years, I am jumping back in! I am curious if anyone is using decorative block in their design. I live in small community of mid-century houses and am working on recreating some of the designs. Most of these houses use decorative block. Any help or guidance is appreciated.
Decorative Block
#2
Posted 14 March 2021 - 10:06 AM
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Open a new project.
Draw the plan shape you require (as a polygon) - NOTE: You cannot draw holes in solids you have to run a continuous line from the outside to the inside of the shape. I've found the easiest way is to use as many shapes as you want to create the shape, and then TRACE it as a single polygon line.
EDIT > Form Solid polygon - Then edit the solid polygon and give it a thickness. You should now be able to see it in a 3D window.
Then export the 3D as a DWG file. Then use the symbol wizard to reorient and save a plan view of the object.
If you need more help, let us know.
Note: This wasn't created in Softplan, but does show the principle. Draw it as a single polygon shape and then adjust the edges to close the gaps.
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#5
Posted 16 March 2021 - 06:18 PM
I'm not very good with Sketchup, but extruding a symmetrical pattern is probably easier than doing it with Softplan.
I tried the Polygon method I explained, and forming a solid polygon was awful. The FORM SOLID POLYGON command does NOT work well on complex shapes. Maybe tracing with a 3D polygon would work better ... I've done it the other way so long, I forgot we now have 3D polygons ...
I still maintain that Softplan NEEDS a simple command to rotate shapes in a Z axis. Even if it's only a simple rotate 90°Z. It would make so many 3D Shapes so much easier to use.
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