akabuilder Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Ok, here is another roof design on the same plan I posted earlier today. Problem now is my ridge is not following through in a straight line from north to south. I am not understanding why. I made North and South walls Gable (and I put a a break in the middle of the south wall so Gable would not span the whole width of the house). The builder wants everything 5/12 , and a straight ridge up top - not the funky jog the auto build produced S.K.Fizette_master_plan_COPY_3_copy.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenoeightspot Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Here yo go S.K.Fizette_master_plan_COPY_3_copy_(2).plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akabuilder Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Kenoeightspot, Looks great! Can you please explain your process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akabuilder Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Thankyou Eric, it looks correct - but how did you know where to break the wall to make the gable wider? Both the front and back trusses sit at the same point, on the same bearing wall. Sorry, I am using Chief X11 on a Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenoeightspot Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I revised the two roof planes two one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akabuilder Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 I rewatched the video and yes I've corrected it to be one plane now, Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akabuilder Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 And thank you also, William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akabuilder Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Love the video! I understand the process more easily when I see it demonstrated in a video. THANKYOU again, I also appreciate seeing Auto Build and Manual methods demonstrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 11 hours ago, akabuilder said: how did you know where to break the wall to make the gable wider? Eric's method in the video is really smart and works great. Another option for establishing a gable on a linear hip-roof wall is the Gable Roof Line tool. I don't do videos but if you look it up you'll find information about it, makes the process very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akabuilder Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 I have used the gable tool a few times and have been frustrated with it when nothing happened. I didnt know a Gable/ Roof Line existed in Edit Toolbar, Thanks for the tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 The wall has to have a hip roof, and the gable line has to be outside the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, solver said: There was one in this plan as an example of that. That wall is already a gable wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rpadge Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I appreciate the videos, it is very helpful to see how someone else uses the program. Learn something every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, solver said: But switching it to a hip, and moving the Gable Line closer to the wall results in no change to the roof. It did for me. Had to adjust the end points of the gable line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, solver said: Could you post the plan? Nothing I did would make any change. Sure S.K.Fizette_Gable Line.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 28 minutes ago, Chrisb222 said: Sure S.K.Fizette_Gable Line.plan This ^^ plan has the wall layer on. You can see the gable line is snapped to the garage wall. It works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 20 minutes ago, solver said: Thanks Chris. Looks like I need to study that tool some more. The Gable Line plan seems to generate 2 roof planes where there should only be one. They have the same ridge, and appear to be coplanar, but I cannot get a single roof plane to generate. Yes, I've often had problems getting auto-build roofs to create this type of plane in one plane. Once I'm ready to turn off auto-build I fix it but it's close enough for a simple polyline union. When creating this type of roof by breaking the wall like in the OP plan, I have run into issues trying to place a door or window where the break is, so the gable line is a fast way to get the basic design going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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