Hi, I am using Turbofloor plan 16 pro. I am trying to create outside and inside gutter corners using members. I know how to create the straight section of the gutter using a profile and then adjust the plane of the gutter to the roof but I can
Hi Dean,
Welcome to the Forum!!
The best way to do this is to to use the Layout line tool and trace the edge of the roof ,moving in an anticlockwise direction. Make sure that the final join does actually join. Zoom in extremely close and make sure Object Snap is on and if necessary move one or both ends so they snap together.
Now select all the lines, right click and choose Convert to Members. Select your gutter profile and check the Details tab to make sure both Miter boxes are ticked. Click OK and the whole line will change to a mitre cornered gutter. Select one edge, right click and Select All Similar. Right click and select Elevate and set the level to the same as your roof's Fascia Height (or thereabouts).
Once this is done you can select any edge and move it in and out if needed, so it sits exactly on the edge of the roof fascia. The corners will not break - the other sides will just extend as necessary.
That is a far easier way to do it than making the gutter in separate pieces - it is all done in one go.
Hope you can fopllow that.
Allan
Worked like a charm. Thank you so much! I started out with envisoneer 1 (I think it was) many years ago but never kept up with the progress of the program. It has come a long way. Turbo floor plan 16 pro does an excellent job. I dream of upgrading to envisioneer 8.
Hi Dean,
The gutter appears to be back to front - Did you draw the line anticlockwise?
Quote from: Dean on July 12, 2012, 10:38:49 AM
Turbo floor plan 16 pro does an excellent job. I dream of upgrading to envisioneer 8.
Do you need to do Construction plans for building purposes, or just visualisation?
Allan
Thanks Allan.
No, I didn
Envisioneer is ideal for producing plans. Those who I know that have used it propertly don't use AutoCAD / TurboCAD any more for plans. Many use TFP to do the 3D model as it is so much quicker, then TurboCAD to compile the plans. AutoCAD could be used the same way, but a second program is not necessary with Envisioneer. It is much more expensive of course ,about 24 times the price, but still much cheaper than AutoCAD
TFP does the plans/elevations too of course (in the background so to speak) but does not have the ability to lay them out for printing as Envisioneer does. TFP is the 3D component of Envisioneer. Files are fully compatable with each other in 3D. A model created in TFP can be opened in Env and then be compiled for printing.
It appears there are quite a few excellent new features coming in V8 and generally all of the 3D ones become part of the next version of TFP, usually a couple of months later, so that will be something to look forward to.
Allan