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Off center pyramid

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How would I go about making a pyramid where the high point is off center and two of the base lines are different dimensions. In the attached photo, the blue lines represent an elevation view. The drawing on the right is a side view with the pyramid laying flat. There will be 4 pyramid's put together to form a base.
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Re: Off center pyramid

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How about a simple 2 rail sweep ?

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Re: Off center pyramid

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So what would I use for the guide rails and profile. I got this way but how about the other way.
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Re: Off center pyramid

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If you look at my file you'll see a very, very, very small rectangle in the center of the layout.
That and the outer rectangle are the 2 rails....

You'll need to put on your "special" reading glass for this one.
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Re: Off center pyramid

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Sorry bud, I failed to even see that you had attached a vectric file. If I can't see the file how will I see the rectangle :D , will download and study. Thank you.

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Re: Off center pyramid

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Mike,
Where did you get the width (9.1362) of the sweep profile? I know you got the height from my cross section dimension.

Thank you.

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Width of the profile doesn't really matter as long as you have the rails set up with the right width and you set the model height to the exact height it needs to be. It will automatically adjust the profile to the width of the rails.
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Thanks.
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Re: Off center pyramid

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Very slick Michael
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