Need to change slope on complex object

[pilou]

Please put an image and SKP (V) of the critic part!

[catwoman]

OK, but not sure I'll be able to do the .skp file. I will try.

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![Note the bottom of banister on the higher "leg" of the ramp.](/uploads/imported_attachments/TEfG_pember-ramp-redesign-01-slope-problem.jpg "Note the bottom of banister on the higher "leg" of the ramp.")

[catwoman]

It's not working with the .skp file. I probably don't know how to do it. After waiting and waiting, I get the message that "No data was sent," (or... found, or received, or something like that).

[Dave R]

How about using Planar Shearing from FredoScale?

[catwoman]

Thank you, Dave -- I have just finally successfully found and installed FredoScale. From your example, it certainly does look exactly like what I need. Thank you so much! Gigi

[catwoman]

May I ask (anyone) how the FredoScale Plane Shear tool is used? I downloaded the .pdf user manual but it only covers the FredoScale part -- this is a set of plug-ins and the other ones didn't get a mention. So I looked on his page, searched on SketchUcation, and on google, and can't find any discussion or instructions anywhere.

Thanks for helping!

Gigi

[Dave R]

Gigi, all I did was select the railing component (which contained the rails and the spindles) and then the Shear tool. I clicked on a handle in the middle of the top edge at one end and dragged it upward. It's a little like working the Scale tool.

[catwoman]

I seem to get a rotation tool, so maybe I'm clicking on the wrong one. The one I use has a set of red arrows (one pointing up, one down), and it says "Planar shearing by selection of plane and angle" when you hover over it. Should I be using another one?

What you describe is exactly what I want to be doing, because I have a point marked to which I want to raise that one side!

[massimo]

[Dave R]

I used the blue one. See the upper left corner of the screen shot.

Beaten to the punch.

[catwoman]

Thank you, thank you, both of you! Thank you Dave for turning me on to this plethora of plug-ins! They will surely make much work simpler for me for a very long time. And thank you, Massimo, for clarifying that detail that had me scratching my head.
Gigi

[mitcorb]

Just some words of caution:
IF you are unable to widen the ramp surface to extend under the ballustrade sufficiently, a sharp eyed inspector may say you need some kind of "kickboard" or curb for compliance. This might be related to use of a cane or crutches and the likelihood of these slipping off the ramp surface. Then again, this may not be a problem in your particular case.
Excessive rail extension at the bottom of the ramp can also be a hazard under some circumstances.