Molding Polylines

[winterdd]

So, I have reading up and experimenting with 3d molding polylines instead of building exterior trim (circled below) manually with 3d solids. When you draw the outline of the home exterior, make it a 3d molding polyline and attach the molding it does not cut in way of door bottoms. CA says add break lines and pull the line down to door bottoms. I did that and it offsets to the inside of home. Any tips or what I am doing wrong? It would be a much faster way of doing trim. We have a frieze board option on roof settings but nothing for house bottoms.

 

Edited yesterday at 05:04 PM by winterdd

[Renerabbitt]

15 minutes ago, winterdd said:

We have a frieze board option on roof settings but nothing for house bottoms.

Why not just do a pony wall with the trim integrated as part of the pony wall

[javatom]

Look at the moldings setting.  At the bottom of the screen there will be an option to turn off "extrude inside polyline".  That will make your trim board visible on the outside of the building.

[DBCooper]

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So, I have reading up and experimenting with 3d molding polylines instead of building exterior trim (circled below) manually with 3d solids. When you draw the outline of the home exterior, make it a 3d molding polyline and attach the molding it does not cut in way of door bottoms. CA says add break lines and pull the line down to door bottoms. I did that and it offsets to the inside of home. Any tips or what I am doing wrong? It would be a much faster way of doing trim. We have a frieze board option on roof settings but nothing for house bottoms.

 

If you do want to use moldings, you are probably doing it the hard way.  You don't need to "draw" the molding polyline.  Just select the exterior room first, and then use the "make room molding polyline" tool.  It should automatically add break points for any windows and doors (depending on the height used when you make the molding polyline).  It will also automatically mark these edges as "no molding on selected edge".  You can also add your own break points and mark any edges as having or not having moldings where needed.  You still need to set the molding profile you want and turn off "extrude inside polyline" setting to make it look right though.  You will also need to update it if you move any walls or doors.  Sure would be nice if you could add moldings to the exterior room the same way you can to interior rooms though.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 06:49 PM by DBCooper

[winterdd]

Thanks guys, I will give these all a try.

[jtcapa1]

Great job in adding accurate 3d details to your plans, like the roof downspouts with bends around the brick edges.  That is the funny thing about CA and drawing in 3d as opposed to just 2d plans.  We are almost forced to increase the visual accuracy of our plans, even though it might not be needed.  DB's method is the best CA way of doing those moldings quickly.  Rene's way is his unique way of going 'off-label' and using one CA to accomplish something else we did not think of using.