Trying to make an ADA ramp, not sure how...
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Greetings all. Just want to say thank you for this forum, it has been a life saver for a new user like myself. I am doing a render of a large walk through and need to create a slope/gradient from one lvl of the structre to another. How do I go about doing this in order to not get a 3 foot ledge/drop off. Have exhausted my ideas and the search function so any input would be very much appreciated.
Not only is it a slope but it is not square either. About 6'5" across the top, 3'high on that end; 4' across the bottom and no elevation.
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Kristoffer,
Post the model and perhaps you can get a response. There's not enough information in your post to see why it is a problem to make a ramp. How far apart are the entrances? etc.
As for ADA there are many requirements to keep in mind. One is that the slope of the ramp should be less than 1:12. You can start with the ADA guidelines (online). Or is it primarily a SketchUp modeling issue?
Peter
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Thank you Peter. I would post it if I could. My problem is I do not know how to manipulate a slope or create one. Not sure what tool I would use for that, only have V7 free not pro. I have downloaded some scripts from this site that have helped with walls but could not find anything, except for a roof tool, to make a slope. Looking for how to go about making a slope any slope will do for what I am currently doing, just need the ground to slope down and I cant for the life of me do that, but I keep trying haha.
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Hi Kristoffer, hi folks.
See attached SU file for ideas.
You need to gives us either the length of the ramp or its slope to do a better tutorial.
Also, the shape would be usefull. In my tutorial I used a simple shape.
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I have to say that I might just LOVE you, lol. That is exactly what Iwas looking for, thank you. Now I see why it was not working. I cannot enter numbers directly into the VCB for some reason, may not have the right script for it(this is not what my problem is I just realized that I could not when I was going along in your tutorial). Thank you again.
How about this one. Is it possable to take an image created in sketchup, I made a set or rail car tracks, can I select them and use a tool similar to the one in photoshop that will curve the straight track uniformally in order to put a cure in it? Or should I just export it as and .obj file and then open it in photoshop and make the changes then reimport it back into sketchup?
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Hi Kristoffer,
You need no script or anything to be able to make entries into the VCB. One suspicion however; don't click into it - just type as you model (see the typed numbers appear) and hit Enter.
Your other question; there are no "native" SU tools to curve or bend eisting geometry - you'd rather create everything to have the final shape.
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