Dennis_Gavin Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Aren't room molding polylines supposed to go around windows and doors? I have just done one in a plan and although it did stop at doors it went through the windows. ;o( What am I missing? The windows were in place when it was created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief58 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Dennis this is just a guess since I do this with the exterior polyline do you have to break the line where you don't want the molding and select where you don't want it and select no molding in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Ray - the problem with that is I want the materials under the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 I have multiple moldings stacked. Could that be the problem?? Some are not as high as the bottom of the window and some start below and go into the window area. I can post the plan later. Have a RT going at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyatArtform Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 If you first add the molding using the Room, then convert, it will be nicely cut around windows and doors, and fully editable. 1 - Select Room - Moldings tab - make sure to select Chair Rail. 2 - With room selected, bottom of screen - Make Room Molding Polyline - and the one you just put in will be available for selection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 It all depends on the height of the room molding polyline. If you create a room molding polyline at the floor level, it will ignore all of the windows but cut out for the doors. If you create one at mid-wall height, it will probably get both windows and doors. If you create one at ceiling height, it will probably miss both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 To add a bit to what Dermot said... If you create for example a 48" tall moulding and specify it as being 0" to bottom, it will automatically cut for the door but not for the windows (i.e. it only cuts items that fall within the 0" plane. If you use the same moulding and specify it as being 48" to top, it will cut for both the doors and the windows (i.e. it cuts for everything that falls within the 48" plane). The thing you cannot do as far as I can tell is get mouldings to "notch" for windows. It seems to be all or nothing. To get the notches for wainscoting, very tall trim details, or very low windows, you might need to use another method like wall material region or create a custom moulding profile to fill in the blanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Ah, create at mid wall heigh and adjust things up or down from there. Got it. Obviously didn't think of that. Will give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Michael - That is a bummer. That is exactly what I am trying to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Michael - That is a bummer. That is exactly what I am trying to do. Which one? If its the wainscoting thing you can also consider using a wall covering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 I am trying to stack moldings as well as a wainscoting with a cap via one molding polyline. base, base cap, wainscoting, wainscoting cap all in marble tile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I would personally probably just use either a wall covering or a wall material region for the wainscoting and a moulding polyline for the other 3 items. I obviously haven't seen your plan, but I imagine its only the wainscoting that needs notching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Michael, Yeah, probably what I'll have to do. I was just trying to do an all in one approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THB_Ethan Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 If the bottom of your windows are all the same, you can also just add 2 wainscottings 1. as a baseboard, and offset it from the bottom and make it the height of the window distance from floor. 2. as a chair rail, offset from the top as the height of the panel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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