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Add material to arc.

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:37:36 GMT

Hello

I have some problems to add timber to my arc. I have made an arch-line and I have managed to attach several short beams to shape an arch to this line. But this arch is 80 meters long and 15 meters high, and I only want my arch to be parted in three segments. This will give the three beams an curvature, but i don't know how to add the beam to my arch-line.

Re: Add material to arc.

Artur.Kosakowski — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:40:20 GMT

Please c heck: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Robot-Structural/Modeling-a-Curved-Roof/td-p/3782066

If you find your post answered press the Accept as Solution button please. This will help other users to find solutions much faster. Thank you.

Re: Add material to arc.

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:20:26 GMT

I have gone through the link, but I still can't get my wood beams curved. They will only place themselves as straight beams. I need them to be long and curved. Can you tell me how... Please

Re: Add material to arc.

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:34:33 GMT

If you want to do it with bars then they CAN ONLY be made from straight segments. If you want a true curved member, you need to model the arch as a shell element (not a cladding). You achieve this by defining an arc then extruding it to the required length.

Tony

Re: Add material to arc.

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:52:30 GMT

Can you tell me more exactly how, I'm pretty new to this program.

Re: Add material to arc.

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:41:02 GMT

Hi,

like this,

Then change the cladding into a panel of desired thickness, then mesh.

Tony

Re: Add material to arc.

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:01:31 GMT

Thank you. This was very helpful, no I can proceed on my project.