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xtal_01
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roof and surface questions

Hello! I love this program ... although I will draw the actual building prints with Autocad, this is fantastic way to show non technical people how the house will actually look ... and a good double check for myself to make sure everything fits.

Two questions:

1) How do you put a roof on a building? I don't see how I can put in a surface at an angle. I "cheated" for now, drawing the roof as section of sloping wall.

2) Is there a way of making a "wavy" surface. I have a topigraphical map of the lot I have purchased. It would be nice if I could enter a grid of 3D points (since I have all the elevation points) and then have the computer generate a surface ( the topography of the land).

Thanks again so much ...... Mike

[Mar 22, 2012, 2:43:29 PM]

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Puybaret
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Re: roof and surface questions

1) How do you put a roof on a building? I don't see how I can put in a surface at an angle.

Please read the FAQ How can I create a roof on top of a house?

2) Is there a way of making a "wavy" surface?

No, sorry no terraforming or topography tool is available.

Hope you'll still like Sweet Home 3D after my answers. wink

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Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D creator

[Mar 22, 2012, 3:07:14 PM]

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xtal_01
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Re: roof and surface questions

FANTASTIC!

Sorry, somehow missed the tutorial on sloping ceiling guide.

This is exactly what I need!

This is still knew to me. I am a machinist / engineer designing a house. Till now my 3D experience has been with "parts" I was going to machine and for that I used either autocad or solidworks.

I was just going to do 2D plans but my wife can not "picture" the house so I started using this program .... it's great!!!

Thanks so very much!!!!!

Mike

[Mar 22, 2012, 3:25:14 PM]

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