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I am trying to create a window bench seat that has 45 degree angled benchs of the base length fo the bench. I would like it so I can choose the lengths of all three sections of the bench to match the building walls where I am placing them I cannot seem to get it correct when creating the family. when I change the length of the angled piece or the base piece the width seems to change as well. any advice would be helpful
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For something like this, why don't you just do an in-place family? ... or are there more than one?
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yes there are more than one. and the others require different lengths as well
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Post your family and I'm sure someone can look at it
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attached should be the family that I created. or at least started. its a rather basic exstrusion so I can make sure it can do what I want it to do before I add any detail.
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wondering if anyone has had a chance to look at the file I posted to tell me what I need to do?
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OK - I looked at your family. Please do the following: - Delete teh extrusion. When you do this you will see the 1'-4" width dimensions go away. These should be placed to the reference planes first before addingforms.
- Add the width dimensions
- Flex this before adding forms by changing leg length to 2'. Notice that the wrong planes move.
- Undo the flex and pin those two planes. (edited tow to two)
- Now flex again - if everything moved right then add your geometry.
Edited on: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:09:10 PM
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thank you very helpful. I noticed I still have a problem when I try to change the 'base length.' the width then changes?
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Keep working with your reference planes and label dimensions flexing the object before you add the elements. It needs to flex correctly first. Did you do item 4?
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yes I did do item 4. the pinning did work for the leg length. for the base length shall I try the same? not sure which ref plane to pin. being that when I want to increase or decrease the length on the base lenght i would like it to do so equally from each side.
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I believe I figured it out. once again thank you for getting me on the right path
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