topic Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs? in Modeling

Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 12:26:53 GMT

Hi!

I am working on a project in which I would love to be able to trim a wall between two roofs, bot at bottom and top, but I can't figure out how to do it.
Is it even possible?

Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Aaron Bourgoin — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:05:05 GMT

highlight the wall and the two roofs and view them in the 3D window. highlight the wall and invoke Solid Element Operations. It will be the Target. Highlight the upper roof and make it the operator for a subtract with upward extrusion. Highlight the wall again and make it the target again. highlight the lower wall and do a subtract with downward extrusion.

hope that's clear.

Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Dontknow — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:11:09 GMT

Yes, it's possible.
You'll have to put your two roofs in a different layer and make the buttom roof a single plane roofs (if it's not already).

Here is how you can do it: video.

Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:17:23 GMT

Dontknow wrote:
You'll have to put your two roofs in a different layer ....

Not necessary

Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:18:17 GMT

Aaron wrote:
highlight the wall and the two roofs and view them in the 3D window. highlight the wall and invoke Solid Element Operations. It will be the Target. Highlight the upper roof and make it the operator for a subtract with upward extrusion. Highlight the wall again and make it the target again. highlight the lower roof as operator and do a subtract with downward extrusion.

hope that's clear.

Fixed

Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Aaron Bourgoin — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:22:13 GMT

Thanks for catching that Stuart!

Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Dontknow — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:27:56 GMT

s2art wrote:
Not necessary

With this method it's necessary to use separate layers.

Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Aaron Bourgoin — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:30:37 GMT

Dontknow wrote:
s2art wrote:
Not necessary
With this method it's necessary to use separate layers.

not necessary. there's a simpler way.

Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Dontknow — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:04:53 GMT

True, its's a simpler way.

My question:
I do it with two execute's, up and down, can it be done with one execute at once?

Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Aaron Bourgoin — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:08:24 GMT

it requires two steps as it's two separate operations.

Re: Trim a wall to fit between two roofs?

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:19:37 GMT

Thank you all very much!

This helped a lot!