Anyone have any suggestions on how to draw a quanset hut in ACA, setting up a wallstyle etc? I have a client that is looking at remodeling one that needs me to prepare a presentation drawing for a meeting. Of all of the wall style i have created I have never ran across this situation.
Seeing as how Quonset Huts are basically a half circle roof, not true walls, I would suggest using either a roof object created from an extruded solid, or the solid itself. Solid objects might be easier in a presentation scenario.
Thanks Mary, I will look at the Roof object approach since I also have to produce construction drawings for the remodel. I have attached a picture of the building that I have to draw.
See attached (ACA2012) Since you need IPs not just a nice model, you could create a wall with a sweep, and a roof slab on top of it, or convert the whole roof solid/slab into a wall. The first migh be best for display reps.
An easy way is to use the Barrel Vault Mass to create the roof. Draw a second smaller barrel vault inside the first and subtract it from the larger barrel vault. Convert it to a roof slab. Draw your front and rear walls and project the walls to the roof line. You can also draw an arch to your exact dimensions; offset to get your deph (the smaller one needs to extend past both ends), then subtract as above. Fun project!
The problem with rotating the wall is that your plan view will not be shown correctly. Here's a quick one that I just did by drawing a polyline, offesetting and connecting the two, then converting to a mass. I using ACA2012.
