BensonGarner Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I'm working on several Spanish properties and I'm needing to create more elaborate wall structures on some exterior terrain walls, parapet walls, and fireplace walls similar to the images included here. I can create these wall shapes in a 2D CAD view, but I'd like to have a 3D rendering as well if possible. I've attempted and exhausted myself trying to create and position niches and passthroughs to mimic the effects here but I just can't seem to figure it out. Any ideas on how I might create a 3D visual representation of these more elaborate wall shapes? I'm working in Home Designer Pro 2020 on a MacBook and I'm a bit of a novice so please be gentle. Thanks in advance for any and all ideas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 You really need Premier to model these things, and it still will not be easy. Here is a simple example that was fairly easy, but it uses tools not available in Home Designer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BensonGarner Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Thanks Eric for both your recommendation regarding my signature (implemented) as well as for your thoughts regarding the software version that would be required. I hope It's not the case that I'd need the full Chief suite and could get by with Pro, but thank you for your time and consideration nonetheless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 3 hours ago, BensonGarner said: I hope It's not the case that I'd need the full Chief suite and could get by with Pro You won't be doing them with Pro, so you will need another program to model these features and then import them. SketchUp is popular with many and creates symbols that are usable in Pro. Another example done with Premier. Note the wall curving into the casing and the curved base. Maybe you need a corbel or bracket -- simple in Premier, not possible in Pro. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer7 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Benson, what a great challenge, I admire and wish you success! I love SketchUp too and it is a great tool for modeling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BensonGarner Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 19 hours ago, solver said: SketchUp is popular with many and creates symbols that are usable in Pro. @solver @Hammer7 I'm not super familiar with SketchUp (dabbled a little) but maybe this is the excuse I need to get more deeply familiar with it. Thanks for the ideas and encouragement! I appreciate it very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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