Now
we will create the Rail-Holders. The
following procedures might take some
time but the result is quite pleasing.
Switch
to Layer 5 and size up the Side View,
then zoom in until you have a grid size
of 100mm. Activate the Pen Tool and
create an 11 point polygon in clockwise
order, like the one in Picture 46. It
is not important where you place the
points since we will fix it later.
Picture
46: Use the Pen Tool and place an 11
point Polygon (Note, in the picture
above I just placed the points out,
we will place them in their correct
position next)
As
you can see in picture 46, I've named
each point with a number, and now we
will use exact values on each of them
to place them right.
Select
point 1 and bring up the Point Info
Panel by hitting "i", then use the values
shown below, one point at a time.
Y
Position
Z
Position
1
0
0
2
400mm
0
3
400mm
40mm
4
375mm
25mm
5
350mm
35mm
6
325mm
25mm
7
300mm
35mm
8
150mm
35mm
9
125mm
25mm
10
100mm
40mm
11
0
40mm
Once
you've placed all points, hit "ctrl+a"
while holding your mouse pointer over
the Side View to fit the polygon in
the view. We don't need this polygon,
so hit "k" to kill it, then activate
the Mirror Tool and bring up the Numeric
Panel. Use the following values.
Axis:
Y
Center
X: 0 Center Y: 450mm Center Z: 0
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the mirror operation. Once
again press "ctrl+a" while holding your
mouse pointer over the Side view to
fit the points in the view. Select the
points shown in picture 47, we don't
need these two so you can delete them.
Picture
47: Select the two points shown and
delete them
Now
select all these points in a clockwise
order, it doesn't matter which one you
start with. When all the points are
selected, press "p" to create a polygon
out of them. Activate the Lathe Tool
and use the following settings in the
Numeric Panel.
Start
Angle: 0 End Angle: 360 Sides: 8 Offset: 0 Center: 0 on all
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the operation. You can now
size down the Side View until all 4
views are the same size, then bring
up the Change Surface Panel and create
a new surface called "Rails". Give it
a brown colour (R: 170 G: 90 B: 40)
and set the specular to 75%. Keep the
Smoothing turned off for now, then click
OK. Activate the Bevel Tool and use
the following settings in the Numeric
Panel.
Shift
Inset
1
5mm
10mm
Now,
look at the perspective view. If the
Polygons are facing inwards, press "f"
to flip them, the Rail-Holder should
look something like picture 48 at this
point.
Picture
48: The first Rail-Holder
All
we need to do now is clone this Rail-Holder
a bit.
Activate
the Move Tool and use the following
values in the Numeric Panel.
X
900mm
Y
180mm
Z
-1,86m
Click
Apply and the Rail-Holder should move.
Activate the Clone Tool and use the
following settings.
Number
of Clones: 15
Offset X: 0 Y: 175mm Z: 280mm
Leave
the other values to their default and
click OK. Activate the Mirror Tool,
bring up the Numeric Panel and set the
Axis to X, keep the centre values at
0. Close down the Numeric Panel and
hit Space to perform the operation.
The Rail-Holders for the stairs are
now finished, and picture 49 shows them
together with the stairs object.
Picture
49: The finished Rail-Holders for the
stairs
Hit
"s" to save the progress we've made
so far.
Working
in Layer 5, switch to Polygon Mode and
drag a lasso around the first Rail-Holder
we created, like in picture 50.
Picture
50: Drag a lasso around the first Rail-Holder
we created
Copy
this Rail-Holder and paste it in Layer
6, we will continue working with it
later, now it is time for the Ceiling
Supports.
Switch
to Layer 7 and size up the Side View,
then zoom in until you have a grid size
of 200mm. Activate the Pen Tool and
create a 15 point polygon, like in picture
51.
Picture
51: Create a 15 point polygon; don't
worry if it doesn't look good (Note,
in the picture above I just placed the
points out, we will place them in their
correct position next)
Now
use the Point Info Panel to position
these points one by one. Use the following
values.
Y
Position
Z
Position
1
0
0
2
2m
0
3
2m
70mm
4
1,85m
100mm
5
1,35m
100mm
6
1,25m
70mm
7
1,15m
100mm
8
1,05m
70mm
9
950mm
100mm
10
650mm
100mm
11
550mm
70mm
12
450mm
100mm
13
350mm
70mm
14
250mm
100mm
15
0
100mm
When
you have positioned all the points,
press "k" to kill the polygon. Activate
the Mirror Tool and bring up the Numeric
Panel. Set the Axis to Y and the Y Position
to 2m. Close down the Numeric Panel
and hit Space to perform the operation.
Size up the Side View, then select the
point shown in picture 52.
Picture
52: Select the point shown
Okay,
we don't need this point so just delete
it. Keep the Side View sized up, then
start selecting these points in a clockwise
order, when all of them are selected,
hit "p" to create a polygon. Activate
the Lathe Tool and bring up the Numeric
Panel, then use the following settings.
Start
Angle: 0 End Angle: 360 Sides: 8 Offset: 0 Axis: Y Center: 0 on all
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the operation. Look at the
perspective view now, if the polygons
are facing inwards, then flip them by
hitting "f". Keep everything unselected
and activate the Bevel Tool, bring up
the Numeric Panel and use the following
settings.
Shift
Inset
1
10mm
20mm
When
the bevelling is done, activate the
Move Tool and use the following settings
in the Numeric Panel.
X
-2,54m
Y
0
Z
2,55m
Click
Apply and the object should move. Bring
up the Change Surface Panel and set
the surface to "Rails", then click OK.
Switch
to Layer 8 and activate the Box Tool,
then use the following settings in the
Numeric Panel.
LOW
HIGH
SEGMENTS
X
-2,65m
X
-2,45m
X
1
Y
-25mm
Y
50mm
Y
1
Z
2,45m
Z
2,65m
Z
1
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to create the box. Activate the Bevel
Tool and bevel this box with the following
values in the Numeric Panel.
Shift
Inset
1
5mm
5mm
Cut
this box out of Layer 8 and paste it
in Layer 7. Activate the Mirror Tool
and bring up the Numeric Panel, then
use the following settings.
Axis:
X Center: 0 on all
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the operation.
Activate
the Mirror Tool again and bring up the
Numeric Panel, then use the following
settings.
Axis:
Z Center X: 0 Center Y: 0 Center Z: 1,25m
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the operation. Make sure
you are in Polygon mode, then drag a
lasso around the two latest clones we
made of this object, like in picture
53.
Picture
53: Drag a lasso round two of the ceiling
supports
Copy
these with "c", then paste them again
in the same Layer with "v". Keep the
selection and activate the Move Tool,
then use the following settings in the
Numeric Panel.
X
0
Y
0
Z
-4,5m
Click
Apply to perform the move. You should
now have 6 of these ceiling supports
and we need 2 more. Working in Top View,
drag a lasso around the top left one,
like in picture 54.
Picture
54: Drag a lasso around the top left
one
Copy
this by hitting "c", then switch to
Layer 8 and paste it there. Under the
Modify Tab you should have a few "More"
pull-down menus, and I want you to activate
a Tool called "Center1D" now, you can
find it under one of the pull-down menus.
When you activate the tool, set the
axis to X and then hit OK. The object
should now be centred on the X axis.
Activate the Move Tool and bring up
the Numeric Panel, then use the following
settings.
X
1m
Y
0
Z
0
Click
Apply and the object should move. Activate
the Mirror Tool, bring up the Numeric
Panel and use the following settings.
Axis:
X Center: 0 on all
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the operation. Cut these
two out of Layer 8 now and paste them
back in Layer 7. When you're in Layer
7, cut the ceiling supports out, then
switch to Layer 3 and paste them there.
Hit "s" now to save the progress we've
made.
Go
to Layer 6 now, where one of the Rail-Holders
we pasted in earlier is. Activate the
Move Tool and use the following values
in the Numeric Panel.
X
1,65m
Y
2,75m
Z
0
Click
Apply and the Rail-Holder should move.
Activate
the Clone Tool and enter the following
values in the Panel that comes up.
Number
of Clones: 25
Offset X: 0 Y: 0 Z: 280mm
Keep
the rest to the default settings and
click OK. Activate the Move Tool and
bring up the Numeric Panel, then use
the following settings.
X
0
Y
0
Z
-2,61m
Click
Apply to move the Rail-Holders. Three
of these Rail-Holders are now covered
by the bigger ceiling supports. Keep
Layer 6 active and put Layer 3 in the
background, then select the Rail-Holders
shown in picture 55 and delete them.
Picture
55: Select the three Rail-Holders shown
and delete them
Keep
everything unselected and activate the
Mirror Tool, then use the following
values in the Numeric Panel.
Axis:
X Center: 0 on all
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the operation. Size up the
Top View and fit the Rail-Holders in
the view by hitting "ctrl+a". Drag a
lasso around the four top right Rail-Holders,
like in picture 56.
Picture
56: Drag a lasso around the four top
right Rail-Holders
Copy
these and paste them in Layer 7. Activate
the Rotate Tool and bring up the Numeric
Panel, then use the following settings.
Axis:
Y Angle: 90 degrees
Center:
X:
2,55m Y: 0 Z: 2,55m
Click
Apply to perform the rotation.
Activate
the Move Tool and use the following
values in the Numeric Panel.
X
-60mm
Y
0
Z
0
Click
Apply to perform the move. Activate
the Mirror Tool and bring up the Numeric
Panel, then use the following settings.
Axis:
X Center: 0 on all
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the operation. Cut these
Rail-Holders out of Layer 7 and paste
them back in Layer 6. Go back to Layer
7 and activate the Box Tool, then use
the following settings in the Numeric
Panel.
LOW
HIGH
SEGMENTS
X
-2,5m
X
-1m
X
1
Y
3,8m
Y
3,85m
Y
1
Z
2,5m
Z
2,6m
Z
1
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to create the box. Activate the Mirror
Tool and bring up the Numeric Panel,
then use the following settings.
Axis:
X Center: 0 on all
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the operation. Switch to
Layer 8 and activate the Box Tool again,
then use the following settings in the
Numeric Panel.
LOW
HIGH
SEGMENTS
X
2,49m
X
2,59m
X
1
Y
3,8m
Y
3,85m
Y
1
Z
-4,5m
Z
2,5m
Z
1
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to create the box. Activate the Mirror
Tool and bring up the Numeric Panel,
then use the following settings.
Axis:
X Center: 0 on all
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the operation. Switch to
Layer 9 and activate the Box Tool once
more, then use the following settings
in the Numeric Panel.
LOW
HIGH
SEGMENTS
X
850mm
X
950mm
X
1
Y
3,72m
Y
3,77m
Y
1
Z
-1,95m
Z
2,38m
Z
1
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to create the box.
Size
up the Side view and fit the box in
the view. Switch to Points Mode and
drag a lasso around the four left points,
like in picture 57.
Picture
57: Drag a lasso around the left points
in Side View
Activate
the Move Tool and bring up the Numeric
Panel, then use the following settings.
X
0
Y
-2,72m
Z
0
Click
Apply to move the points. Activate the
Mirror Tool and bring up the Numeric
Panel, then use the following settings.
Axis:
X Center: 0 on all
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the operation. Activate Layer
7, 8 and 9 and cut the objects out by
hitting "x", then switch to Layer 7
and paste them there.
Switch
to Polygon Mode and select all the polygons
in Layer 7, then activate the Bevel
Tool and use the following settings
in the Numeric Panel.
Shift
Inset
1
5mm
10mm
2
0mm
10mm
3
-2mm
5mm
Now
we are finished with all the basic objects
in our Mansion Hall. The next 2 chapters
will be about creating a carpet for
Level 0 and Level 1, but you don't need
to create these if you don't want to,
you can jump directly into the scenery
part (Pages 9-11).
