Filling in model with material

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badwargamer
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:22 am

Sorry, me again!

I'm having trouble 'filling in' my project. I will try to attach it but every time I try it fails!

At the top of the wall is a triangular section...for the roof!... How do I fill this in with the material?
Above this the wall folds over the top and provides a 'wall ridge' which runs along the edge of the roof. How can I fill this in and how do I rotate the material so it runs in the right direction?

Hope you can help!
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:27 am

Sorry, your website won't let me update the file!
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:55 pm

Hi sorry you are having trouble attaching a file. When you click "reply" to a post there are a few tabs below the white post box. One says "upload attachment" click that tab it will prompt you to browse for a file name. I attached a building to this post that shows how you can use the triangle to mark a roof line.

I do not know why when you try to attach it fails. I think there is max file size. You can email the files you are working on to us directly.
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If you are talking about your building plan when you say "triangular section for the roof", you would want to have the paper tools order> to front. There is a triangle paper tool you can use.

Rotate is not ready yet it will be in version 2.

I think we need to see the file. Email to [email protected]
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:18 pm

Thanks again for the reply.

Maybe it is file size why I can't upload it.

So I guess I either have to at splitting up my building plans into more pieces so that all pieces are in a horizontal direction in order to get the materials to be at the right angle. I can then rearrange them back together in another art program when I've finished.

Or, I just do what I can in this program then use the art program to do the angles bits!

Roll on version two! Any idea of when it will be available?
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Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:17 pm

I use Model Builder to scale out my projects and all major components. To finish things up and compact them into efficiently designed prints, I transfer the results to Paint Shop Photo Pro where I can do the rotations, duplications, and weathering details. That is currently done by printing to a PDF file and loading it into PSP. This has worked quite well in designing paper HO scale models of the numerous Sears kit homes using their on line blueprints.
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