Workflow: Creating curved ramps
Difficulty level: Beginner
You can create simple curved ramps by drawing curved walls and adjusting their height with the Edit Wall tool.
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Wall
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Building Shell |
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To create a curved ramp:
Click the tool and path mode, and then click the control line mode (see Drawing walls) and arc creation mode (see Creating arcs).
The example below uses Right Control Line mode and Arc by Tangent mode.
Click to begin drawing the wall that will serve as the basis of the ramp.
Depending on the arc creation mode, click once or twice to end the wall.
From the wall’s Object Info palette, set the desired Height (for the top of the ramp) and Thickness (for the width of the ramp). Adjust the wall position as needed with the Selection tool.
In a 3D view, click the Edit Wall tool in the Building Shell tool set, and click Reshape 3D Walls mode.
Reshape handles display along the wall.
Identify which end of the wall will be the bottom of the ramp. Click the reshape handle at the top of this end of the wall and drag it to the bottom height. See Changing wall height.
Click again to complete the ramp.
