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QUESTION
I want to create a belly band around a structure that I am designing. How can I do that?
ANSWER
Creating a belly band, sometimes referred to as a mid-section trim, is easy using the Make Room Molding Polyline edit tool.
Creating a belly band automatically
- Click the Select Objects button, then click just outside of an exterior wall to select the Exterior Room of the structure.
- When the Exterior Room is selected, its name appears on the left side of the Status Bar and the exterior of the structure is highlighted.
- If you select the wall or other object on accident, click the Select Next Object edit button or press the Tab key on your keyboard until the exterior of the structure becomes highlighted.
- With the Exterior Room selected, click the Make Room Molding Polyline edit button to display the Make Room Molding Polyline dialog.
- Select Blank Molding from the Convert Molding drop-down list.
- Set a Height value, which specifies how high you want the molding to be off the floor.
- Click OK to close the dialog and create a molding polyline around the structure's exterior.
- With the newly created Molding Polyline selected, click the Open Object edit button to open the Molding Polyline Specification dialog.
- On the Moldings panel, click the Add New button to display the Select Library Object dialog and browse for a molding profile of your choice.
- Specify the desired Width, Height, and Offsets as desired, and make sure that Extrude Inside Polyline is unchecked so the molding profile faces outward.
- Select the Materials panel, click on the Molding polyline component, and specify the material that you want for this molding.
- When you have finished, click OK to close the dialog and apply your changes.
- Create a Perspective Full Overview to see the results.
Creating a belly band manually
- Create a Cross Section/Elevation of the side of the structure where you want the belly band to appear.
- Navigate to Build> Trim> 3D Molding Line , then click and drag a line where the belly band should be.
- Using the Select Objects tool, click to select the 3D molding line.
- When the 3D molding line/polyline is selected, its name appears on the left side of the Status Bar and the line will have edit handles.
- If you select the wall or other object on accident, click the Select Next Object edit button or press the Tab key on your keyboard until the 3D molding line/polyline is selected.
- With the newly created 3D molding line selected, click the Open Object edit button to open the 3D Molding Polyline Specification dialog.
- On the Moldings panel, click the Replace button to display the Select Library Object dialog and browse for a molding profile of your choice.
- Specify the desired Width, Height, and Offsets, and make sure that Extrude Inside Polyline is unchecked so the molding profile faces outward.
- Select the Materials panel, click on the Molding component, and specify the material that you want to apply to this molding.
- When all desired changes have been made, click OK to close the dialog.