SNestor Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Can anyone tell me how I would create a brick soldier course as shown in the attached PDF? Thanks. Brick Soldier Course Example.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlackore Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 If you can live without the skewbacks, you could use an exterior lintel and assign it a rotated stack bond brick material. If you're really going for a jack arch with 0-degree camber, you could build it with p-solids and assign a hand-built row-lock soldier material (very tedious) for standard, artistic, and ray-trace views. However, I have no idea how to assign a pattern file that will render properly in an elevation or vector view; though I guess you could hand-draw each line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I use Acme Masonry Designer... http://www.brick.com/architect/tools.htm jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNestor Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 I use Acme Masonry Designer... http://www.brick.com/architect/tools.htm jon Well..."masonry designer" is a windows program - and I have a MAC, so it won't work for me. However...that piece of software sure does look to be quite a time saver. Might have to pull my old PC out of the closet just to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNestor Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 I use Acme Masonry Designer... http://www.brick.com/architect/tools.htm jon Well...upon further inspection. I guess you can run it on line. Wonder if it will work on a Mac? Probably.... Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Try this. Import the zipped 3ds file into chief as millwork. You can apply any brick texture on this. tapered course.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Thanks Jintu , good of you to post in .3DS so those that don't have X6 can use it too . appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 You are welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 @Jon I had a quick look at Masonry Designer and getting a Soldier Course is easy however I couldn't figure out how to make the outer rows lean out like in the PDF or is that something you have to do in Chief with the Texture? gotta think the Brickie wont be happy with no keystone to set the angle , he just slowly leans them over ? with a widen mortar joint at the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCHIJEF2000 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 You could take a regular soldier image and modify it in an image program. I tried ACDSEE and stretched the top of the image in "Perspective correction", works a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNestor Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 The brick shown above the garage door is what we call a "jack arch". Typically you have to order these custom made by your brick supplier. However...this home is actually a high end (450K) production home and as such...we tend to rely on the skill of our mason to construct these. I can tell you...they do not look like the drawing. Personally I would never use a jack arch in a home that cost less than a million dollars. Just FYI. This drawing was created by a cad program called Vertex BD. It's a cad software that a lot of production builders use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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