Resizing a model of wooden lattice
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I am attempting to model some short fencing panels to go around a pergola I designed, these sections of fences ie panels will be sections of lattice inside a 2x4 frame. Rather than designing the lattice work to fill in the spaces for these panels, I downloaded somebodies model of lattice that would do for the purpose of the model, but I am stumped on how to make the model of lattice fit into the space I need it to go into, for the model is a standard 4' x 8' and 4' x 4' section. My panels will be 3 feet high, not 4. Hoping somebody has done this kind of thing before and can point me in the right direction!
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add a link to the skp file and then people may be more able to help...
It may be simple if the model is made well, or a total nightmare...
john
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If the object may be scaled overall without losing the correct sizes and relationships within (perhaps you don't care if a 2x4 becomes a 2 x 3.129863" then the scale tool may work. Scale in the direction you want shorter (use the marker that is in the very center of one side or the top of the component. Move to scale, then type in "3' ". That dimension becomes 3'. Remember to include the dimensional symbol " ' " for feet.
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Hey Blade,
I know the problem you’re having and its a fairly simple one to fix. There’s one thing you need to remember if you’re doing accurate scaling and that is knowing the size you have and knowing the size that you want.
For example if I have an object that is a 50” cube and I want it to be 75” cube I divide the size that I want by the size that I have, this will then give me my scaling factor; which is 75/50 = 1.5 for this.
What you do then is apply the scale tool to the object that you want to scale, grab one of the opposite corners and add the factor.
This also works for scaling down object however this time you divide the size that you have, say 75” cube, by the size that you want, 50” cube, this will then again give me a scaling factor which we’ll is 50/75 = 0.6666666666666667 for this, you then apply this in the same way.
I would recommend always going to a minimum of 4 decimal places, however this all depends on the accuracy that you want.
I use this technique for scaling up and down drawing all the time, let me know if you need a hand.
Oh and also this works for all shapes not just cubes you just need to determine the sizes that you have and that you want.
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Even easier than the Scale tool for this is the Tape Measure tool. If, in the case of the cube, you know you want it to be 75", measure from one corner to the other making sure to click on it both corners. Then type 75 and hit Enter. If you only want to resize the group or component in question, open it for editing, first.
To the OP, in the case of resizing the lattice, is it all dimensions that need to be changed or just the overall size? It sounds to me as if the slats are probably the correct size and you only want to change the outside dimensions. In the case, scaling is absolutely the wrong tool to use. Instead, it sounds like you need to cut the lattice down to size. In the case you can draw a cutting plane at the correct location and use it to trim the slats. Without seeing the lattice model it's difficult to give more instructions but one consideration, depending on how the lattice is designed is that you may want to trim away some on both sides to keep things centered.
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