jjifmeyer Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 I am new to CA and am trying to figure this one out. Roof Dormer Effect or Roof Overhang over window. I have watched multiple videos but can't find the answer. Trying to create this roof effect with no luck. I have tried the Dormer tool and building it manually Could someone explain or point me in the direction of a good video tutorial. Thanks Buid4copy copy.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 A gable line should get you going in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjifmeyer Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 Could you give me a little more direction I am new to CA Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjifmeyer Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 Wondering why tutorial videos buffer all the time? They must host on slow servers. I have 600Mb service It makes watching them most unenjoyable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 38 minutes ago, jjifmeyer said: Could you give me a little more direction I am new to CA Thanks Not at computer, menu, build, roof, gable line then hit F1 for some instructions. Try it in a test plan with just 4 walls and play with different settings. Trim at front is a different story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjifmeyer Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 Thanks for all your help. I'm having problems when I go to build roof plain and it rebuilds the entire roof instead of just the Gable over the window. I watched this video: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1503/using-the-gable-roof-line-tool.html I'm pretty sure this is what I want. Thanks again I will slowly get it eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjifmeyer Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 I give up I guess it cant be done. Why are these roofs so difficult with all this rebuild crap Cant this program build section of a roof without rebuilding the entire roof or roofs in a project? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashid_Garuba Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 That is the simplest Roof to accomplish.. If you are having trouble with that there are much more difficult tasks ahead of you in Chief. At this point you'll have to turn off Auto-rebuild and finish manually.. Have you gone through any tutorials..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 47 minutes ago, jjifmeyer said: I guess it cant be done. Here is one way but remember that I'm supposed to just be a kitchen guy so YMMV I put in a gable line since I find them helpful for a little control over the direction of slope- drew one roof, adjusted from to triangle, copy-reflect, fine tune and join, changed the materials since the default is not set to match. One way.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Why not set up the roof defaults to do the whole roof automatically? You can break the wall in 2 locations - one on either side of the proposed gable. Mark that section of wall as Full Gable. If you have auto roofs on, it will build the gable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 1 hour ago, jjifmeyer said: Cant this program build section of a roof without rebuilding the entire roof or roofs in a project? Are you aware of the 2 roof settings Retain Manually Drawn Roof Planes and Retain Edited Automatic roof Planes? Are you trying to mix manual and auto roof planes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 1 hour ago, jjifmeyer said: I give up I guess it cant be done. Why are these roofs so difficult with all this rebuild crap Cant this program build section of a roof without rebuilding the entire roof or roofs in a project? Thanks With Practice yes,and of course time using the Program ( you aren't going from 0 to 100 in a week or even a month so be patient) , with Auto Roofs Off you lose a few Auto Roof Tools so you'll just have to do it manually, biggest Tip I can give with that is to use the Join Roof Plane Tool Often it makes things much easier. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/724/joining-roof-planes.html I just cut the existing Roof Plane with a V Shape over the Windows and then drew in two of my own matching the Fascia Height in the Main Roof plane's DBX to get them at the same height over the Exterior wall then dragged them in Plan view close to each other and then used the Join Tool to auto snap the planes together. PS I don't think you Roof baseline for the Main Roof is correct , since it is 20" ? off the building , the Baseline is normally over the Framings' outer edge. From the manual : moving it in will mean adjusting the Pitch is all , it is not currently 6" PPS I agree with Glenn actually , I normally do as much as possible using Auto Roofs 1st. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 29 minutes ago, solver said: This is all auto built. It looked do-able to me but sometimes you just get too far down the Rabbit hole to come back :), though sometimes it is best just to do a "save as" plan , delete all Roof planes and try Auto Roofs again..... There are some weird Walls in the Tower on the leftside, though I didn't investigate further , but it looks like the Auto Roof has found them their on the left side too. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjifmeyer Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 I would like to thanks everyone for there help Specially Eric, Glenn, Marc and Larry The video tutorials you supplied are of GREAT help. It is true I was heading down a Rabbit Hole and overthinking things. Thanks again for the great videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjifmeyer Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 After successfully completing one "Gable over Window" is out possible to copy and paste that effect over the second window I think I am missing something I have tried a couple techniques but keep getting this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesVolz Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Howdy Jim, Walls will build up to a roof plane. It looks like you copied the gable roof planes and did not adjust the main roof plane below. Break the main roof plan 3 places to make a triangle to meet the gable roof planes. Regards, Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, jjifmeyer said: After successfully completing one "Gable over Window" is out possible to copy and paste that effect over the second window I think I am missing something I have tried a couple techniques but keep getting this: Looks like you need to cut the main roof plane with a V shape so it lets the Wall continue up to the new Gable Roof is all. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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