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Rubia Torres
The big column constructed with steel studs (columns) and board and stucco is square in plan and tapered in section, so at the corners the studs need to tilt in both the x and y directions. When I've assigned a degrees-off in the selection settings, I can only get a mono-directional tilt.
Is there any way to get the studs to tilt at a diagonal instead of along a single axis?
Should I build this detail differently? Is there a more (steel) stud-appropriate tool I could use?
Thanks...
Peter -
The stud on the bottom side is the original, and the one on the left side is rotated. I rotated/mirrored for the other sides as well. Were I to do this at the corner, the orientation of the lean would be correct, but the orientation of the stud would be wrong (ie, angled, per Matthew's suggestion to construct it). That was the first thing I tried.
Matthew -
This is how the guys wanted to design it... I'm just drawin' the detail. In theory, there would actually be TWO studs forming the corner (see pic below). Then the whole thing is to be wrapped in 5/8" densglas and stuccoed ... so I'm thinking that the two studs interlocked at the corner is more to add structure to the corner than the whole column... ya dig? This is in a public parking area, and while we're in little danger of cars bumping these, the sturdier they are, the longer they'll last.
It's only a 3 degree taper....
Neither of these corner studs need fit in a track, as they'll be aligned the short direction at the outermost edges of the track. I guess. I'm not very familiar with steel studs, as nearly all my previous experience has been wood frame.
Thanks for the suggestions...
The stud on the bottom side is the original, and the one on the left side is rotated. I rotated/mirrored for the other sides as well. Were I to do this at the corner, the orientation of the lean would be correct, but the orientation of the stud would be wrong (ie, angled, per Matthew's suggestion to construct it). That was the first thing I tried.
Matthew -
This is how the guys wanted to design it... I'm just drawin' the detail. In theory, there would actually be TWO studs forming the corner (see pic below). Then the whole thing is to be wrapped in 5/8" densglas and stuccoed ... so I'm thinking that the two studs interlocked at the corner is more to add structure to the corner than the whole column... ya dig? This is in a public parking area, and while we're in little danger of cars bumping these, the sturdier they are, the longer they'll last.
It's only a 3 degree taper....
Neither of these corner studs need fit in a track, as they'll be aligned the short direction at the outermost edges of the track. I guess. I'm not very familiar with steel studs, as nearly all my previous experience has been wood frame.
Thanks for the suggestions...
Jocelyn wrote:OBJECTiVE has objects and tools for this purpose. I've attached a sample image with 3 groups of 3 studs manipulated in a variety of ways:
Is there any way to get the studs to tilt at a diagonal instead of along a single axis?
Should I build this detail differently? Is there a more (steel) stud-appropriate tool I could use?
- 1. Each stud is rotated in a different axis; x, y, and x/y (as you required)
2. Also rotated, but compound cuts applied to the ends
3. Rotated and bent to curves
The tools for rotating, cutting, and bending can be used in both plan and section/elevation, making it easy to assembly quite complex models. The steel library comes bundled with the add-on. For more info:
BTW, I probably missed something about what BS mean in "American abrevation"
Hope nothing obscene
Hope nothing obscene
Philippe wrote:Not obscene. Just mildly scatological in a bovine sort of way.
BTW, I probably missed something about what BS mean in "American abrevation"
Hope nothing obscene
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