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33 A semi-arch made of stone
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55 Category: Windows and Doors - Arches
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77 Details
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99 Properties
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1111 PropertyValueMax Health1,500
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1414 Duration: 1s
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1616 IngredientQuantityStonex2
1717 Taught By
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1919 PlanPlans: Columns and Arches
2020 Overview
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2222 Semi-Arch (Stone) is a half-arch Arches building piece cut from stone. Where a full arch spans a whole opening, a semi-arch covers one side of the curve, so two of them (or a semi-arch joined to a wall or column) can frame an asymmetric entrance, a corner, or the end of a colonnade. It belongs to the same decorative family as the plaster arches and the column pieces.
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2424 Construction and Placement
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2626 The semi-arch is placed in build mode like any other Base Building component, snapping onto an adjacent wall, beam, or column. Because it only resolves half of an arch shape, it is handy for fitting curved detail against a flat surface or for terracing one side of a passage. It is designed to sit with the matching Column (Stone) and Column Base (Stone) from the same plan.
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2828 Materials and Recipe
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3030 Each semi-arch costs only 2 Stone, making it one of the cheaper pieces in the set, and it places in about 1 second. The recipe comes from the Plans: Columns and Arches blueprint, which also teaches the full arches, columns, bases, and capitals.
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3232 Durability
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3434 Its Max Health is 1,500, the same durability as the larger plaster arches despite the lower stone cost. That makes the semi-arch an efficient, hard-wearing piece for detailing exposed corners of a base where you still want the structure to soak up damage before breaking.
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3636 Columns and Arches Set
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3838 The semi-arch shares the Plans: Columns and Arches blueprint with the rest of this set. Combine it with the matching columns, bases, capitals, and full arches:
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4040 PiecePart TypeMaterialArch (Plaster)ArchPlasterLarge Arch (Plaster)Large archPlasterTall Arch (Plaster)Tall archPlasterSemi-Arch (Stone) (this page)Semi-archStoneSemi-Arch (Plaster)Semi-archPlasterArch Beam (Stone)Arch beamStoneArch Wall (Plaster)Arch wallPlasterColumn (Stone)ColumnStoneColumn (Mahogany)ColumnMahoganyColumn Base (Stone)Column baseStoneColumn Base (Mahogany)Column baseMahoganyCapital (Stone)CapitalStoneCapital (Mahogany)CapitalMahogany
4141 Build Tips
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4343 Two semi-arches placed mirror to mirror read as a single wide arch, which is a cheap way to span a gap when you are short on Stone. A single semi-arch is also the natural way to finish the open end of a colonnade against a wall. Keep its low cost in mind when you are decorating at scale, as it is one of the most material-efficient shapes the plan unlocks.