topic Stone Mullions in Modeling

Stone Mullions

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:13:11 GMT

Can anyone point me in the right direction to creating stone mullions to windows?

Thanks

Re: Stone Mullions

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:28:36 GMT

Can't understand what do you want to achieve. Could you post some illustration?

Re: Stone Mullions

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:32:37 GMT

Ty,

I played around with stone windows using only slabs. I would create each stone mullion as a slab (rather taller than wide). group these. Then make another set that I would then create as a library part in order to rotate them horizontally. Then you can create yet another library part with the horizontal and vertical mullions together, and you are just about done. The glass and metal casement windows are more slabs along the same techniques.

If the attached image is what your are looking for and you need more direction, first look at the Help files under "Doors and Windows", the part labeled "Saving Custom Shape Doors and Windows from the Project File" , then let me know if you are still having issues.

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PS From Lutyen's Marshcourt garden facade. I tried to create a stone texture that resembles the Cort used in this house.

Re: Stone Mullions

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:23:49 GMT

You could also use profiled beams and walls (for any curved bits) and then save from the 3D view as a window part.

Re: Stone Mullions

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:28:13 GMT

As Matthew says, use the profile tool. Much better than slabs and more flexible. I did those some while ago.

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Re: Stone Mullions

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:42:32 GMT

You can eve do the lead cames that way and glazing with meshes (for irregularities) if you want to get really detailed. One great part with the walls and beams is they intersect automatically.

Re: Stone Mullions

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:57:59 GMT

Meshes? When I'm feeling unusually nostalgic I create another super thin element (slab, whatever) in front of the glass and give it the material "water", you'll get super reflections. OR just use the Lightworks displacement shader with the water material, regarless of the whatever glass you are using. Artlantis does this with some thing called UV if I recall correctly. I've never used Artlantis, so I make do.

This method also works for getting that old wavy look on wood strip flooring. Only worth the effort if you have close up shots. Here's an example of the floor concept. Since I made this image I have created my on custom "wave" shader that has less horizontal randomness and looks more regular like the actual cuppping of an old floor.

Re: Stone Mullions

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:55:51 GMT

Just kidding about the meshes. Nice texture mapping.

Re: Stone Mullions

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:20:16 GMT

I just figured out that you could do those Stone Mullions out of a Curtain Wall.
You would have to create the various section profiles and save them as Custom Components, as Custom Curtain Wall Frames. Then you would just create a Curtain Wall and assign the various profiles to the various Frames of the Curtain Wall.
Should work.

Re: Stone Mullions

Erika Epstein — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:36:27 GMT

Great solution Laszlo!

Re: Stone Mullions

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:24:50 GMT

Thanks for your input! I used the Profile manager on a beam and adjusted to suit the mullion profile I want. Works great.

Thanks!

Ty