Rikuziyi Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Hi, so yeah... all i want to do is create a simple roof (well actually the final roof is a little more complicated) I've drawn the roof shape with the line tool (rectangle, 2 triangles for the ends and a joining line down the centre), extruded the shape a little, converted into poly and dragged the 2 centre verteces up. I'm supposed to have a simple roof shape but instead its just extruded the lines and theres a rather wierd poly at the bottom... i dont get this at all!!!! I have found after hours of puzzling, that where 3 lines connect the verteces wont connect, maybe this has somthing to do with it?? Why is it so difficult to create such a simple shape???? Theres also a tut if you search for how to model a roof which uses this method, but i still cant get it to work. I'll try and post an image of what i'm getting, thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikuziyi Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 this is an image of what i get.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 There are many tutuorials on how to model a roof. Which one were you following? It looks like the way you're doing it is sort of unnecessarily complicated. The way I would do it is: Create a box at the required dimensions for the base of the roof. Something like 10' x 20' x 4" Convert to editable poly Switch to polygon selection mode Select top polygon Inset Switch to the Move tool and drag the inset polygon up Adjust size of top polygon as necessary. I just tried what I described above and it took about 10 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikuziyi Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Thanks for your reply... This tut is the way i'm doing it http://www.ehow.com/how_5197734_model-roof-autodesk-studio-max.html The roof i need to create is a cruciform shape which also flares out abit at the bottom. One i get the basic shape i should be able to tweak the vertices to fit the plans. I would normally trace the side section and extrude along but because its hipped that wont work. I've attached the plan so you can see what i mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikuziyi Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 ...oops, attached the image twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raudel Solis Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 box upside down, for work ability you MUST ALIGN THE AXIS TO 0,0,0 THE THINEST SIDE must have only 1 segment for performance apply a bend modifier and adjust along the Z axis or the axis which applys to you. for the bend modifier to work you MUST have enough segments while keeping an eye on performance segments add a box and align it to the roof, leave a bit if desired for style hehe... mapping can be difficult due to the type of surface and since shingles are so square i just used a simple roofing and wood material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raudel Solis Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 ahh sadly i think the guy is GONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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