topic Re: How to model a curved AND sloped wainscot? in Modeling

How to model a curved AND sloped wainscot?

Richard Morrison — Wed, 24 May 2023 17:32:34 GMT

I've started to model a curved and sloped wainscot on a stair. However, I quickly realized that I was getting in over my head. I'd appreciate any suggestions for which tool makes the most sense for doing this. What you are looking at in the attached image is a start using a handrail for the panel stiles/rails with a profiled cap, just to give you the configuration I'm looking for. (I hate this railing tool.) However, these panels ultimately will need some kind of bead sticking or bolection molding around the interiors of the frames. I could easily do a level flat or curved wainscot with cabinet doors, which looks much cleaner, but I don't know how to get these to slope up the stairs, especially around the curve. I've tried turning cabinet doors into morphs, but I don't seem to be able to stretch a corner up or down.

Any suggestions for how to approach this?

Re: How to model a curved AND sloped wainscot?

Carstenem — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 23:23:55 GMT

What to do explained in image Also check out the quick tutorial at 2 min to see the modeling of railing in 3D.

Hope this helps.

Re: How to model a curved AND sloped wainscot?

Barry Kelly — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 02:09:07 GMT

I only did this quickly and haven't set it up properly, but I just used the 'wall panel 22' object in the railing.
Set the segment lengths (inner post distance) to your desired panel length - hide the posts or make them the width of the gap between the panels.
The panels seem to follow the curve pretty well.

Barry.

Re: How to model a curved AND sloped wainscot?

Richard Morrison — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 02:22:01 GMT

Thanks, Carsten & Barry.
This is pretty much what I've done, although it needs to be cleaned up. My bigger concern is how to do the molding around the interior of the panels. Attached is a photo of something similar to what I'm trying to achieve; it's easy on a flat wall, but in my case it needs to curve around the wall.

Re: How to model a curved AND sloped wainscot?

Barry Kelly — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 02:33:41 GMT

I just used the 'Wall Panel 22' object.
The moulding can be offset from the edge of the panel (or not) and any complex profile shape can be used.
The wall panel and moulding will follow the curve of the railing.

Barry.

Re: How to model a curved AND sloped wainscot?

Richard Morrison — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 03:03:31 GMT

Thanks, Barry! That was EXACTLY what I needed! I didn't even know about the Wall Panel 22 object.

Re: How to model a curved AND sloped wainscot?

Srinivas — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 09:51:06 GMT

Am I missing anything? I can't find the WallPanel 22 object, I checked in my US version of 22. Please let me know.

Re: How to model a curved AND sloped wainscot?

Richard Morrison — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:27:04 GMT

You need to be in the Railing Tool, in the "Panels" section, before you can see it.

Re: How to model a curved AND sloped wainscot?

Srinivas — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:30:37 GMT

Got it, thank you!