Wood Deck Ramp?

[KittleDesign]

I am trying to recreate an existing wood deck ramp (see attached pictures).  I have started in on the ramp tool but I haven't figured out how to get the base to be lumber instead of a sloped solid.  I wouldn't care if it was still a solid but the bottom was sloped to match the top, that would work for what I am trying to do.  I just want to try to use the ramp tool before I resort to having to build it out of polyline solids.

 

I hope I am just missing a check box or setting.  Thanks in advance... Jess

[DBCooper]

Try this:

- check open underneath

- set the max thickness

- turn off auto heights

- set base height to the same as your thickness

 

 

[robdyck]

I was just typing all of that ↑↑

 

[Chopsaw]

It would appear as though the ends of your ramp need to be skewed.  So your ramp can provide the railing or actually two skinny ramps and then a roof plane can be used for the sloped framing and roof purlins for decking all but a few boards that may need to be p-solids if they don't trim properly.

 

[KittleDesign]

17 hours ago, DBCooper said:

Try this:

- check open underneath

- set the max thickness

- turn off auto heights

- set base height to the same as your thickness

 

 

Thank you, this did the trick for what I need to show the client.

[KittleDesign]

16 hours ago, Chopsaw said:

It would appear as though the ends of your ramp need to be skewed.  So your ramp can provide the railing or actually two skinny ramps and then a roof plane can be used for the sloped framing and roof purlins for decking all but a few boards that may need to be p-solids if they don't trim properly.

 

I agree, this is a better solution to show what is existing (with the skewed ends of the ramp), but in this case I don't need it to be exact.  From my understanding this ramp will be torn down and replaced with a different walkway, to go around a new addition to the home.  Thank you.