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Custom Wall Profile/SEO Problem

Dwight
Newcomer
In this custom wall profile - vaulted roof with walls, I've trimmed a short segment with SEO slabs into tapered segments for multiplying in an arc.

When assembled, the pieces won't go - there's some kind of SEO trim conflict where little tapered triangles are cut into what should be solid material.

See attached.

Even individually assigning the SEO does not fix it.
Dwight Atkinson
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Dwight
Newcomer
To my amazement, it works in 3D, but straight or curved, my custom profile elements won't make a symbol in the plan.

So I won't be making a wild goose GDL object after all.

Any comment?
Dwight Atkinson
Dwight
Newcomer
Okay, so the arch custom profile as a beam, tilted to 30 degrees with magic wand set to 1 metre segments. What if?
Dwight Atkinson
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Dwight wrote:
What if?
your 'barrel thing' profile canted to 30º and tilted 30º . . .

try orbiting that at speed and then walking in a straight line to the kitchen .
. . looks like the old western movies where the wagon wheels are turning in reverse.
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the floor plan representation isn't actually too bad either.

i take it that your floor plan problems earlier weren't resolved using 'automatic' placement and the 'projected'/'projected with overhead' options with the beam's 'entire element'. . ?
ringbeamplan.jpg
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segment....
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back to 'barrel vault'
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Dwight
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Duplicating your settings gets me a symbol in plan. Thanks.

That's a beautiful circle....
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it seems that a beam will only 'cut' for the cut plane if it's inclined . . .
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so much fun it could be friday . . .
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Dwight
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So much fun it could be the World Unity Day Parade.
Dwight Atkinson