Copying building fronts.

[Anonymous]

I recently wanted to create a building whose sides/fronts should all look basically the same but I stumbled across some difficulties. My idea was to just create one front and then copy this front to all the other sides of the building but it just doesn't work and I don't know what to do now cause it would be extremely annoying making the same front again and again.

Thanks in advance.

Moritz Utcke

[g-andresen]

Hi,

Please show some pictures.
Is it about real components as arrangement or optical effects.

günther

[Anonymous]

Thank you for answering so quick. I hope this is a bit more useful for you.

I was trying to copy all the red marked things (Windows, basically the whole thing) to this other identical one which doesn't have windows yet and it would be extremely painful doing this once again...

Edit: When trying to use the move/copy tool and then switching to copy bodies the tool always marks the whole thing and not just the component I was originally trying to copy.

Looking forward to your reply

Moritz Utcke

[g-andresen]

Hi,

please share your design for take a look at.

One way is the mirror tool:

Mirror features

Option > Feature > selected from timeline

I prefer creating components that can be used several times and in different places.

Window positioning
After a copy has been created, it is positioned with joints (rigid).

günther

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much for answering, again pretty quick.

But as I tried it I ran into a problem because my whole building is basically one object so all the windows are stuck on this single object. That's why both of your tips, although they're pretty cool and ill use them in the future, don't work.

Now my question rather is if you have an idea of how I could separate the windows and the rest of the building?

I attached the building so you can take a look at it.

Thank you very much for your support.

Moritz Utcke

[g-andresen · Accepted solution]

Hello Moritz,
i have cut the building twice, faded out the left part and then "added" the right part by mirroring it to the left.

günther

Screencast

[davebYYPCU]

Not checked you file yet, 

When adding details the new details made as New Body, not join, will allow the flexibility of using them over and over, combine join them up when done.

You have symmetry in the whole building, cut off the unfinished side at the centreline.

Use the Mirror Tool, and Reverse the new side over.

Just saw Gunther’s new post, looks like you are going to plant 3 more bay windows on its right side, the bay window built as a new component, can be copied and planted on that side before the Mirror.

Might help....

[Anonymous]

You are awesome, thank you so much for your help. 🙂

Moritz Utcke