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Vaulted Ceiling

Chris Grantham
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I am trying to model a ceiling similar to the one pictured below. Basically trying to achieve a vaulted ceiling where the lines in the corners fade away as they emanate from the corner. Does anyone have any thoughts? Maybe the shell tool? Although I haven't been able to make it cooperate. Thanks in advance!

-Chris

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Erich
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If you're on 15 it seems the shell tool should be able to do this. If you are on 12 as your signature suggests, then a combination of complex profiles and the roof tool would work.
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Chris Grantham
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Ooops yea I am on 15. Forgot to update profile.
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Chris Grantham
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Any ideas on how the shell tool will achieve this? To this point I have basically been making two detail extruded shells and SEOing them for mediocre and slightly messy results. Any other ideas using this tool?
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Erich
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I really am still on 12 so I will be no real help with the shell tool
Erich

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Djordje
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Chris wrote:
I am trying to model a ceiling similar to the one pictured below. Basically trying to achieve a vaulted ceiling where the lines in the corners fade away as they emanate from the corner. Does anyone have any thoughts? Maybe the shell tool? Although I haven't been able to make it cooperate. Thanks in advance!
Isn't there a vaulted ceiling object in the library?
Djordje



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Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
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If you want to make it out of Shells you should create several Shell pieces and connect them to each other, that way unnecessary portions will be trimmed.

Check out these videos about the Shell Tool:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Archicad#p/c/1CA38C58B1DCFE58
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Chris Grantham
Advocate
@Djorde I am not sure that there is a vaulted ceiling object.

@lazy thanks, I was looking at these yesterday, but for some reason I cannot get several shells to resolve nicely.
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Erich
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It's hard to see exactly what is happening from the photo but can't you just use a complex profile wall? I know 15 provided a nice new toy for folks to use, but the older tech still works quite well.
Erich

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Chris Grantham
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thats not a bad idea...
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