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      tspco
      last edited by

      I tried that Dave, I started with a square box and used the follow me tool, great, turned out just like I wanted, so I made a half wide rectangle, did the same thing with the follow me tool, only one face of the of the three, had the profile. I tried a couple of times, same result. That's when I started, looking in to cutting the full version in half. Also thanks to pbacot for the suggestion.

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        Dave R
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        I'd like to see what you were trying to accomplish. I'll bet it can done.

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          tspco
          last edited by

          I just tried it again, and realized what I did, one of those duh moments, I had my profile outline in the wrong place.

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            That's what I was wondering. πŸ˜‰

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              tspco
              last edited by

              Now then how would I make a column with a sloped top?


              bunkercolumn.jpg

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
                last edited by

                Does this help? Or are you wanting only, say, a quarter of the column?


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                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Dave beat me to the draw...

                  FollowMe on the profile around a square.
                  OR
                  Select the parts you want bigger on a premade column and use Scale + Ctrl to centralize the scaling-anchor and enlarge the top parts that way.
                  OR
                  ... there are many ways, it depends what you you are starting with...


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                    tspco
                    last edited by

                    As far as the sloping top goes, in the picture I posted, it looks like they just shaved the top to fit the slope. I don't have a bigger picture to look at.

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                      Dave R
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                      I didn't catch that the ceiling has a slope to it. I would draw the column as TIG or I have shown and then cut the top with a cutting plane and Intersect Faces.

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                        tspco
                        last edited by

                        That's what I did, then I made half columns, and corner columns. Actually doesn't look to bad.

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