New to this, have a problem with inset.

PDX-Mike
April 8, 2011 at 12:22 am  /  #4499

Trying to learn this so I can make some scenery for RailWorks. I have done several of the tutorial I have found on the web, but I’m trying now to build a static building for a route. It’s a brick smoke stack, square in cross section. It’s about 200 feet tall, and it tapers as it goes up.

I’m having a big problem with the inset operation. Each face on the tapered portion, has an inset of about 6 inches. Every time I try to use the inset operation (even on a just a plain cube) I end up screwing up the entire face I’m working on (unless I just select the face, then inset, highlight the center square, and do a negative extrude.) My problem is when I need to either move or re-size the face I need to inset.

Any help, tips, hints????

acorncomputer
April 8, 2011 at 10:36 am  /  #25338

Hi

You could use the taper plug-in. You will probably have to enable it in the options section as I do not think it is auto enabled. This tool will easily allow you to taper your chimney to any degree that you like over its height.

PDX-Mike
April 9, 2011 at 8:20 am  /  #25339
"acorncomputer":19cg9tss wrote:
Hi

You could use the taper plug-in. You will probably have to enable it in the options section as I do not think it is auto enabled. This tool will easily allow you to taper your chimney to any degree that you like over its height.[/quote:19cg9tss]

Thanks… I had already found the taper tool, but I finally figured out why I was having a problem. I was tapering, THEN trying to inset! <!– s:oops: –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!– s:oops: –> I just tried it by creating the square column, applying the inset to each of the vertical faces. Resizing the face that inset creates is much easier, when you can constrain the movement on the axes!! Then doing a negative extrude to create the inset. After all is done THEN doing the taper.

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