Can you control how profile offset modifiers change the shape of a tapered column?

StijnvdnHeuvel — Thu, 15 May 2025 14:10:12 GMT

Hi all,

I'm trying to model an existing building for one of my courses, but I can't figure out how to get this into the model accurately. The facade of the building features pilasters which go from being rectangular, to having a triangular extension at a certain height (before returning to being rectangular at the top).

I tried using a complex profile with segmented columns as a way to get this done, which resulted in the column that can be seen on the right of the image below. I'm not very experienced with complex profiles, so I was pretty happy to pull this off, but then I noticed that the pilasters are actually shaped like the column on the left.

Is there a way to accomplish this without using morphs? Below you can see the complex profile with its modifiers and the settings of the column.

Operating system used: Windows 28.1.1 (4100) INT EDU

Re: Can you control how profile offset modifiers change the shape of a tapered column?

Laszlo Nagy — Sat, 17 May 2025 12:51:08 GMT

Try to model the bottom part of the profile using 5 points instead of 3 points.

At the bottom, the middle 3 points should be very close together, so much so that they are in the same place (I don't know if the Profile Manager will let you do that, if not, they should be very close, like 0,1 mm).

Then, as you go higher, you can see that there are actually 5 points that determine the bottom part of the profile.

Then, as you reach the top, the left two points are again very close to each other or at the same point (if Profile Manager allows you), the 3rd point is in the middle, and the right two points are very close to each other or at the same point.

Here are the 5 points overlaid on your image:

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Can you control how profile offset modifiers change the shape of a tapered column?

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