Ben Chambers nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 30/11/2006 18:07:
> In a scene I'm working on, I have a walkway which is calculated via trig 
> to reach a certain point.  However, I'm concerned that it appears too 
> steep for people to walk on.

> Currently, it drops approximate 1 foot for every 3 feet forward.  While 
> not an exhausting slope (I've climbed much worse), I'm thinking of 
> splitting it into sections of shallower slopes, interspersed with 
> sections of stairs.  (Of course, for usability, I'm going to add 
> escalators etc, but that's a different aspect of this).

> What would be a good slope, bearing in mind that this is a rather long 
> walkway (almost 3000', or about 920m)?  Is the current drop of 1 foot 
> for every 3 forward acceptable, or should I lower it to 1 foot for every 
> 5 or even 10 forward?

> ...Chambers
Your slope is 33% witch is prety steep. Usualy, you try to keep it at less than 
15% or 15 unit per 100 or 3 unit per 20. In real life, you can have even steeper 
slopes, but then, those who make those also make alternative, winding paths, or 
make stairs.

-- 
Alain
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