Best method to model rake moulds

[Anonymous]

How would one go about making a rake mould on a gable? Like a 6" frieze and a 5" crown that would go up at the pitch, then back down the other side of the gable?

I tried with morph but I am not getting my head around being able to have a gable with the rake trim looking right or how to start

[Anonymous]

P.S. I would be using morph if I could figure out how to make my profile and then adjust it without having to move 2,000 modes. Is there a way to cut/ split/ trim etc etc morphs?

[Rick Thompson]

I have been using this object from Smatrparts 3D Trim Library for years and years. Maybe there is a better way out there now, but it works great for me. You can select different trim profiles and size as needed. You can miter end, which is great when different slope roofs intersect.

[Link]

I'd make a complex profile and apply it to a beam.

Cheers,
Link.

[Anonymous]

I would like the profile maker listed but I cannot ask for more $ from boss. lol

I forgot that you can make them a beam. I will give that a try.

Thanks.

[Erich]

I often use the complex profile/beam method. There is a trick however. Since beam ends are always vertical, you can use small sections of roof elements and the "Crop to Single Plane Roof" command to trim the beam ends at appropriate angles. Of course SEO would also work but then you need to keep your operators in place which can be tricking with frequent changes in complex roof lines.

[Link]

And if the end needs to be perpendicular to the beam you can just use a beam hole.

Cheers,
Link.

[Rick Thompson]

I guess you could apply a thin rafter object (or 2) to the eave. With those you have more end flexibility. If you need to join different roof pitches, this is a great object and worth the $.

Or, tell your boss working with cropping beams will take more time than the 3D library cost:) It does come with a lot of useful objects.

[Barry Kelly]

Morph tool maybe?

Organise your profile and then tube it along the edge of your roof.

Or place objects or beams and get them as close as you can to what you want and then convert to morph and adjust further.

Barry.