In order to draw a shelf with a slope, the filler needs to be drawn in the Front elevation. The direction of the slope determines the wall you need to use to draw the filler.
Shelf with slope direction left-to-right or right-to-left
- Select the wall parallel to the back of the shelf.
- Select the Front elevation window
- Click Free drawing of filler icon and select the single pencil icon to the right of the draw filler icon.
- Draw the filler, how you see it directly from the front edge.
Tip: to get an exact angle: once you have drawn the first line, right click it and select properties and enter the required angle in Angle from previous. - Click on Close figure with indicated thickness. For more information on this function click here.
- In the Depth box enter the thickness of the shelf, then select the direction in which the figure should be closed.
- In the Select product window, either select a code for the shelf or click Skip.
- Enter the Depth of the shelf in the Object properties.
- If needed, on the Plan view, drag and move the shelf to the correct placement position.
Example of the shelf sloping right-to-left in the Front Elevation window:
Example of the shelf sloping right-to-left in the Perspective window:
Shelf with slope direction front-to-back or back-to-front
- Select the wall parallel to the left or right edge of the shelf. Wall no.2 or 4 in below image
- Select the Front elevation window
- Click Free drawing of filler icon and select the single pencil icon to the right of the draw filler icon.
- Draw the filler how you see it directly from the left if you chose wall 2 or from the right if you chose wall 4.
Tip: to get an exact angle: once you have drawn the first line, right click it and select properties and enter the required angle in Angle from previous. - Click on Close figure with indicated thickness. For more information on this function click here.
- In the Depth box enter the thickness of the shelf, then select the direction in which the figure should be closed.
- In the Select product window, either select a code for the shelf or click Skip.
- In the Object properties window enter the length of the shelf in the Depth box.
- If needed, on the Plan view, drag and move the shelf to the correct placement position
Example of the shelf sloping back-to-front in the Front Elevation window:
Example of the shelf sloping back-to-front in the Perpective window: