Porch columns

[ogee]

I have similar problem. I have attached 2 pics, one showing what l have achieved with Architectural Home Designer 9.0 and the other pic showing what l desire to do. Can anyone help me get there? The top arched part of the entrance is the problem. Thanks.

[Elovia]

Without going the route of creating a special facing in SketchUp, I made the model shown in the image below in Pro 8 (without the use of exclusive Pro tools, as far as I know).

Here is how ...

Create a box out of four walls for the first floor, and then build a second floor above that. Apply and build roof as desired. On the first floor, create a doorway, and then open its Doorway Specification dialog. If you have an Arch tab (I'm guessing you do), choose the type of arch you like (I picked "Gothic"). Make the doorway as wide as you want it. In 3D camera view, select the doorway and drag the top upward to the desired height. The column bases are made out of soffits, and then columns from the library are placed atop the bases. Nudging and bumping the columns around, with a little bit of resizing, will be the last step before applying your desired texture materials.

Hope this helps inspire creativity.

[ogee]

This is awesome, Elovia. I am brand new to this software but l think l am going to have fun with it.

Thanks to you.