Building technique and beating the inspector.
The scale command was very useful for several reasons. The first reason was my ability to match my walls for the rooms for ceiling height and length. By using the scale command I avoided using as many as 6 objects for a single wall because I could get away with one object scaled. Further the scale command allowed me to build across maxed out cells. In keeping with the actual villa I avoided wall paintings and went with a uniform flat texture close to the native color of the original villa. I selected tapestries and period paintings for wall decorations. I did however use ceiling paintings which were in vogue at the time the villa was constructed. Some of the pictures I altered so that they appear to be vaulted when in reality they are applied to quite flat object. I also used the scale command to match the ceiling dimensions in each room. I found that I had to use double digit numbers after the decimal point when using the scale command to get good fits. Fortunately the decision to go with the snow1.rwx (scaled) allowed a bit of fudge when placing scaled objects in contex as exact matches due to the floor plan were often not possible.
Later in the build process I hit the building inspector as was forced to seek solutions to “get by”. In one case I was using a pictwll.rwx object for a rug in one of the entrances. The center point is in the center of the object and the inspector refused to accept it. I changed the object to a pictwll.rwx which has the center point at the base then created the object in the center of the build and walked it forward until the inspector kicked it back. Using the shift key I moved the wall right to the limit then rotated it twice to change its orientation so it was flat on the floor. In another case while placing a faring under the roof of the villa I found it necessary to place my board object at the corner and scale it across a single axis. Instead of multiple boards I could get by with just three. Object savings accompanied by the free ride though overloaded cells made possible to extended building beyond the inspectors objections.
The scale command was very useful for several reasons. The first reason was my ability to match my walls for the rooms for ceiling height and length. By using the scale command I avoided using as many as 6 objects for a single wall because I could get away with one object scaled. Further the scale command allowed me to build across maxed out cells. In keeping with the actual villa I avoided wall paintings and went with a uniform flat texture close to the native color of the original villa. I selected tapestries and period paintings for wall decorations. I did however use ceiling paintings which were in vogue at the time the villa was constructed. Some of the pictures I altered so that they appear to be vaulted when in reality they are applied to quite flat object. I also used the scale command to match the ceiling dimensions in each room. I found that I had to use double digit numbers after the decimal point when using the scale command to get good fits. Fortunately the decision to go with the snow1.rwx (scaled) allowed a bit of fudge when placing scaled objects in contex as exact matches due to the floor plan were often not possible.
Later in the build process I hit the building inspector as was forced to seek solutions to “get by”. In one case I was using a pictwll.rwx object for a rug in one of the entrances. The center point is in the center of the object and the inspector refused to accept it. I changed the object to a pictwll.rwx which has the center point at the base then created the object in the center of the build and walked it forward until the inspector kicked it back. Using the shift key I moved the wall right to the limit then rotated it twice to change its orientation so it was flat on the floor. In another case while placing a faring under the roof of the villa I found it necessary to place my board object at the corner and scale it across a single axis. Instead of multiple boards I could get by with just three. Object savings accompanied by the free ride though overloaded cells made possible to extended building beyond the inspectors objections.
This is the best piece I have seen thus far. It reminds me of the Trinity University Library in Dublin. Truly amazing and I feel this a master piece to be followed and used for future designs.
ReplyDeleteMelissa Rodeffer