topic Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS?? in Modeling

TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:18:02 GMT

HELLO.. I AM CURRENTLY BUILDING A 3D MODEL OF A ROUND LOG HOME. I AM USING ANGLED COLUMNS FOR THE PURLINS AND JOISTS. I AM TRYING TO SHOW HOW THE ROOF MEMBERS MEET, BUT CAN NOT FIGURE OUT HOW (OR IF I EVEN CAN) TRIM THE COLUMNS TO EACH OTHER TO SHOW THE SADDLE JOINTS. COULD SOMEONE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS POSSIBLE? AND IF IT ISNT, IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I CAN USE TO MAKE ROUND RAFTERS AND GET THEM TO TRIM IN 3D??

THANKS ALL!!

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Djordje — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:09:22 GMT

You are shouting so loud, I can hear you from Ontario ...

Did you try Roof accessories?

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:18:59 GMT

I LIKE CAPS HAHA!!

Roof Accessories, meaning coller ties and hip/valley rafter? I have never used them before. I guess that is half my problem, not knowing what to use, when.

This program is quite challenging for me to learn. I learnt using AutoCAD and Autodesk Viz.

Michelle

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:32:12 GMT

M_Cutrara wrote:
I AM USING ANGLED COLUMNS FOR THE PURLINS AND JOISTS.

You will probably have better results with beams. They should clean up automatically.

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:42:22 GMT

You can get round beams using the Beams tool?? I tried that originally, but could not get round.

Thanks, Michelle

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:44:18 GMT

Make them any shape you want with the profile editor.

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:50:52 GMT

M_Cutrara wrote:
You can get round beams using the Beams tool?? I tried that originally, but could not get round.

Thanks, Michelle

What version of AC?

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:56:21 GMT

Version 10. I am very new at using this program.

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:59:20 GMT

M_Cutrara wrote:
Version 10. I am very new at using this program.

Then the profiles will work (feature introduced in 10).

Go to: Design > Complex Profiles > Profile Manager

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:34:28 GMT

Matthew wrote:
M_Cutrara wrote:
I AM USING ANGLED COLUMNS FOR THE PURLINS AND JOISTS.
You will probably have better results with beams. They should clean up automatically.

Well...except that the hugely ANNOYING feature of the beam tool is that when beams are angled, the ends are plumb (vertically) cut. There is no option for square cut, which is what you typically would have in a log home and various styles of conventional exposed beam tails.

Geoff Briggs suggests using the column tool to avoid this problem (a mind twist); Link notes that you can put a hole in the beam at its end, resulting in a square cut. Both are unfortunate workarounds.

Karl

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:40:44 GMT

Karl wrote:
Matthew wrote:
M_Cutrara wrote:
I AM USING ANGLED COLUMNS FOR THE PURLINS AND JOISTS.
You will probably have better results with beams. They should clean up automatically.
Well...except that the hugely ANNOYING feature of the beam tool is that when beams are angled, the ends are plumb (vertically) cut. There is no option for square cut, which is what you typically would have in a log home and various styles of conventional exposed beam tails.

Geoff Briggs suggests using the column tool to avoid this problem (a mind twist); Link notes that you can put a hole in the beam at its end, resulting in a square cut. Both are unfortunate workarounds.

Karl

Point well taken Karl. The other semi-annoying workaround is to use SEOs. I say "semi" because this at least adds the option of profiling the end cuts.

Re: TRIMMING ANGLED COLUMNS??

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:27:34 GMT

Thank You Karl and Matthew, I will give it a whirl! I appreciate the support.. now lets see if I can make it work!!

Michelle