Massing - how to make a blend?

[tomnewsom]

The new massing tools drive me up the wall, but I suppose I should learn how to use them.

In 2009, I would use a Blend and it would take me 20 seconds. I want an irregular quadrilateral as the Base and the same shape offset by 300mm on only 3 sides as the Top. Not much to ask is it? I can't figure out a way of getting the precise shape I'm after. Everything I try ends up with innacuracies. Those sloping slides have to be perfectly flat, not "nearly" flat.

[hadlari]

draw your two profiles where needed. select the profiles, select create shape. (assuming you are in conceptual mass mode) This does not work?

[tomnewsom]

Ah, didn't realise you could create from separate loops, thanks!

[patricks]

Yeah pretty much everything you make as far as massing and conceptual modeling must start as a simple shape. You select the shape (or shapes) and then click Create Form.

[tomnewsom]

I have some catching up to do, really. For now, I'm still in "the old way was better!" mode, but hopefully I can put it behind me!