topic Re: Add gaps to skins in composite walls in Modeling

Add gaps to skins in composite walls

Trenneth — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:16:23 GMT

Hi!

To create a wall that is durable during heavy rain, i wanted to create a system that has weatherboarding on the outside, followed inwards with an empty space and then a windbreaker. In order for this to work I need the two outer skins to be slightly smaller in height than the rest of the wall for proper airing and evaporation. So my question is: How do I change the height of just some of the skins in my composite wall?

Re: Add gaps to skins in composite walls

mark reid rowland — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:49:38 GMT

it's not possible to trim skins without trimming the wall. Trimming the wall can be done with SEOs but this would be time consuming and slow down your model if used extensively.

Re: Add gaps to skins in composite walls

DGSketcher — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:22:17 GMT

@Trenneth You might like to have a read of this help guidance on COMPLEX PROFILES and the section on Offset Modifiers.

Re: Add gaps to skins in composite walls

BrunoH — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:56:19 GMT

Select your wall

You can capture the profil of your wall in "Option / Complex profile / Capture the Selection profile"

The profile will be open in the profile editor. Modify the profile according to your needs, save the profile and clic the applied button to change your selected wall to that profile.