Extra Balcony Features

[LinkinJX]

I wonder if it's possible to implement an option to add balconies along horizontaly adjacent faces like corners and curves.

• Balcony on adjacent faces
  

Some more ideas about balconies:

• Beveled posts and rails
  

• Columns for the corners
  

• Separation walls between adjacent balconies
  

• Depth of the Balcony similar to "Frame Depth" for windows and doors
  

• Curved Balconies, suggested by @ranjian0
  

Thank you all for your amazing work!

[MarcusElg]

We have discussed being able to add railings to any plane so the logical way to do your request would be to first extrude the edges outwards, then extrude them up and finally add the railing. Someone needs to implement it tho 🤷🏻‍♂️

[ranjian0]

Some more ideas about balconies:

• Beveled posts and rails
• Columns for the corners
• Separation walls between adjacent balconies

I would very much appreciate images of what you mean for the above ideas.

As for your other request, adding balconies on adjacent horizontal faces should be doable even when edges are curved. The only issue would be how to differentiate the different kinds of selection a user can have. I will try to get this working over the weekend, should not be too complicated.

The other ideas will probably need more time.

[LinkinJX]

Thanks for your replies, I will add images to the original comment to illustrate what I mean

[LinkinJX]

I have some more ideas related to balconies, is it ok if I continue adding them in my first comment to keep it organized, or is it better to add them in a new one?

[ranjian0]

If it is related to balconies it's ok. You should also rename the issue to something more suitable.

[LinkinJX]

Done. Feel free to rename it if you find a more adequate name.

[ranjian0]

Ok. I am still figuring out how to get balcony on adjacent faces. Not quite as trivial as I had hoped but I am halfway through. I am curious about how you got the bevels on the posts. Could you send a screenshot with the options?

[LinkinJX]

I beveled the top and bottom edges of the rail using a custom profile

Another option is to use a Bevel modifier using a Vertex Group as Limit Method

I used Cornice Moulding as Preset for the Custom Profile

[MarcusElg]

Beveling the top and bottom edges feels like the better way of the two to implement it

[ranjian0]

Balconies on adjacent faces is almost done. Just a few more kinks to iron out. When adding to curved walls like your first illustration, corner posts don't have the correct rotation.

I will probably also add this feature to the stairs module too.
This was a very nice feature request, got me re-energised on development.

[ranjian0]

Curved balconies like in the picture below.

[MarcusElg]

Balconies on adjacent faces is almost done. Just a few more kinks to iron out. When adding to curved walls like your first illustration, corner posts don't have the correct rotation.

I will probably also add this feature to the stairs module too.
This was a very nice feature request, got me re-energised on development.

That's really cool!

[LinkinJX]

Balconies on adjacent faces is almost done. Just a few more kinks to iron out. When adding to curved walls like your first illustration, corner posts don't have the correct rotation.

I will probably also add this feature to the stairs module too.
This was a very nice feature request, got me re-energised on development.

Is it possible to disable intermediate corner posts somehow?
What I mean by intermediate corner posts:

Looking awesome anyway!

[ranjian0]

Currently its only possible to remove intermediate posts if they are between two parallel sections but this can easily be extended to sections that don't have a right angle. Maybe we can add a threshold option for this.

[LinkinJX]

The more I use the addon, the more potential I see in it. I think I'll open another Issue with some general ideas that I'm having all the time.

[MarcusElg]

The more I use the addon, the more potential I see in it. I think I'll open another Issue with some general ideas that I'm having all the time.

Open seperate issues if the ideas aren't really related

[LinkinJX]

Various of the ideas are similar changes to multiple modules, that's why I think it might be better to group some of them.