How to make a structural curvy roof [tutorial]
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Example...
CurvedRoof.skp -
Yes perfect for presentation
but not for fabrication 
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Pilou wrote: Problem of Didier's Plug is that intersections are not solved at any level of precision!
(triangle, square,...circle
Pilou, I have been modelling pipes and cables on a roof with Lines2tubes. The roof area is full of mechanical equipment and pipes. What I do is use SU arc tool to fillet the angles, erase the segments after fitting the arcs, and then run the conversion. This makes the turns somewhat smooth--not perfect, but at the right viewing distances and the diameters of the pipes and cables at 1/2" or 2" or 3", it is sufficient for my "as-built" model. And I use this model for decisions on how to eliminate these pipes and cables in corrective construction.
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@Mitcorb
Of course!
I have written
@unknownuser said:Depending of what you do you want
Here the British Museum system shown on the first post
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@unknownuser said:
Yes perfect for presentation
but not for fabrication Who would ever want to make fabrication information this way !
It's only a 'model' !
If you made it out of cardboard and balsa-wood you'd not make it exactly as it'll be made when full-size...
If I were to make fabrication info using only SUp I'd detail typical elements and intersections separately, not in the overall model - that's only there to show us what it will look like, not how to build it !
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Of course yes
But as computer permit to make any precise structures, if it's not a painful work this can be made in one time
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Yes looks simple for the architect or modeler but would be a hand full for the steel detailer and fabricator.
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Hello! I am also working on this kind of project. The thing is its a pretty big file ones you made the space frame by the lines2tube script. But if that's only way better stick to it!
My problem is, is there a way that i can reduce the file size so its would be easier to work on the whole project? Maybe reducing the poly lines or anything?
Any help is appreciated! TIA!!
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I have worked on this.
I'm to explain it in Tutorial Section
simon -
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@unknownuser said:
Hi Pilou. Do you know where you got this image? I'm working on a project which will use a similar construction, and would love to get some details of the Great Court!
Thanks!
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Merci Beaucoup
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@tig said:
Example...[attachment=1:9be683oa]<!-- ia1 -->CurvedRoof.png<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:9be683oa][attachment=0:9be683oa]<!-- ia0 -->CurvedRoof.skp<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:9be683oa]
this is really nice i would like to create a library of these sort of canopies and shade structures ...
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Thank u every one. Final outcome of my project.
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It's definitely gallery stuff - and not only the desig, the modelling excellence but even the presented style!
Congrats!
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Simon, can I download this model to look at?
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