topic Re: Staggered Horizontal 3D Cutaway? in Modeling

Staggered Horizontal 3D Cutaway?

Anonymous — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:37:13 GMT

Hi,
I'm trying to create axonometric plans of my building, however the building is staggered down a slope, so I want to be able to cut each story in the same image.
I want to be able to create the cut in 3D axo view and then create a 3D document from it.
The 3D cutaway tool only seems to be able to register a single, straight, cut line so i was wondering if there was another way to do it?

The horizontal section would look something like this:

Re: Staggered Horizontal 3D Cutaway?

Erika Epstein — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:51:13 GMT

You can use the marquee tool. Draw the marquee through the building where you want it cut and then enclose the portion of the rest of the building and site.
View in 3D. If you like this, save it as a view and then you it will be available in the future as the design progresses.
From the 3D window you can create the 3D view; again, save it as a view so it is available in future.

Re: Staggered Horizontal 3D Cutaway?

Anonymous — Sat, 05 May 2012 12:57:48 GMT

If i go into section or a side axo view to try and use the marquee tool it wont let me draw it. What view do I need to draw the marquee in?

Re: Staggered Horizontal 3D Cutaway?

David Maudlin — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:38:40 GMT

Posho91 wrote:
If i go into section or a side axo view to try and use the marquee tool it wont let me draw it. What view do I need to draw the marquee in?

The Plan view.

Another approach if the cuts are to be at different levels is to use Solid Element Operations (SEO). Place slabs where you want the cuts, use the slabs as Operators and the model as Targets. Then place the slabs on a hidden layer (do not delete the slabs). The slabs can be moved and resized to refine the cuts.

David

Re: Staggered Horizontal 3D Cutaway?

Anonymous — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:50:51 GMT

Thanks David, didn't think of that, seems like the best option really.