topic 3D vectorial hatching question in Modeling

3D vectorial hatching question

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:13:54 GMT

Hello, I'm trying to do something seemingly very simple but I can't figure it out for the life of me. I just want to change the origin/startpoint or whatever for 3D vectorial hatching. If it were 2D I would just turn the handle on and drag it but the 3D hatch doesn't have a handle as far as I can tell. Thanks in advance

Re: 3D vectorial hatching question

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:25:40 GMT

Bob

If you're in AC10 or 11, while in 3D window with objects selected, go to Design> Align 3D Texture > Set Origin (or Direction). This sets both textures and vectorial fills' origins.

Re: 3D vectorial hatching question

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:32:17 GMT

For some reason all of the options from align 3d texture are grayed out. It is part of a complex profile, is it possible that that is the reason?

EDIT: Its grayed out for my regular walls too.

???

Re: 3D vectorial hatching question

Laura Yanoviak — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:55:45 GMT

Are you in the 3D window?

Re: 3D vectorial hatching question

Link — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:05:02 GMT

And are your elements selected?

Re: 3D vectorial hatching question

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:14:15 GMT

Ah, I didn't know I had to be in the 3D window, I was hoping I could just change it on an elevation since thats the view I'm more concerned with.

I got it to work on the straight walls, but not the hatching on the curved walls won't align, and if I try to align them to the straight walls, the hatch will stretch out horizontally. Anyone know why this is?

Re: 3D vectorial hatching question

Link — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:26:19 GMT

Not exactly sure what you mean by stretching out horizontally, but maybe try changing the angle which you are viewing the wall in the 3D window. Or failing that, maybe try to align the texture to a straight wall, then curve it using the pet palette.

Cheers,
Link.