robdyck Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I can't get a skylight to build a square shaft when placing a skylight into a roof plane when the room does NOT have a flat ceiling. In my A-frame project, the ceiling is supplied by the roof and part of the skylight dbx is greyed out. Skylight works fine when its over a flat ceiling. Has anyone else run into this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DzinEye Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Mine generates per normal... BUT that section of the Skylight Dbx is also greyed out. Never paid attention to that before... I guess that comes into play only if there's a flat ceiling. In your first pic it looks like a hole is generating in the ceiling but not in the roof?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 6:08 PM, DzinEye said: Mine generates per normal... BUT that section of the Skylight Dbx is also greyed out. Never paid attention to that before... I guess that comes into play only if there's a flat ceiling. In your first pic it looks like a hole is generating in the ceiling but not in the roof?? Expand Just how the pic looks. I get a hole in both surfaces but no shaft liner. And holy geez, could skylights be more painful?? In a section view, you can't just slide them up and down the roof. Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DzinEye Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 6:29 PM, robdyck said: I get a hole in both surfaces but no shaft liner. And holy geez, could skylights be more painful?? In a section view, you can't just slide them up and down the roof. Ridiculous. Expand You can...just not the way you/we want to. Try MOVE in the the Transform/Replicate Dbx No idea on the shaft finishing out though... that is weird one. If you open a fresh plan make a room and throw a simple roof on it do you get the same result? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Try making the Frame bigger than 1/16 x1/16" perhaps? - in Chief that it practically "invisible" M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 I figured out why the shaft won't appear. It's because I have no fascia. And the reason I don't have fascia is because Chief won't run the wood grain direction correctly for fascia but it will for shadow boards so I was using 2 shadow boards instead. If I add a 'zero' fascia the shaft builds! Sweet Fancy Moses! FWIW, my skylight frame is also a 'zero' so I can use a proper model of a skylight instead of whatever that thing is that Chief produces. On 6/19/2020 at 7:45 PM, Kbird1 said: Try making the Frame bigger than 1/16 x1/16" perhaps Expand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DzinEye Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 7:45 PM, Kbird1 said: Try making the Frame bigger than 1/16 x1/16" perhaps? - in Chief that it practically "invisible" M. Expand I tried the 1/16" frame and still got a shaft... but not the shaft, like Robert is getting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 8:44 PM, DzinEye said: I tried the 1/16" frame and still got a shaft... but not the shaft, like Robert is getting. Expand Everyone on the Forum is turning into a Comedian theses days ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DzinEye Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:09 PM, Kbird1 said: Everyone on the Forum is turning into a Comedian theses days ! Expand All while keeping a PG-13 rating too.... impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 8:44 PM, DzinEye said: I tried the 1/16" frame and still got a shaft... but not the shaft, like Robert is getting. Expand Its all good now, but dang its a lot of work. Especially if you'd like a cased opening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:12 PM, DzinEye said: All while keeping a PG-13 rating too.... impressive Expand That part might be more difficult than dealing with the skylight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DzinEye Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:14 PM, robdyck said: Its all good now, but dang its a lot of work. Expand Well... what was causing the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) Magnifique! Magnafic ! ( or is that magnific ?) M. Edited June 19, 2020 by Kbird1 corrected spelling ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:20 PM, DzinEye said: Well... what was causing the problem? Expand I had no fascia and the skylight shaft is controlled (partially at least) by the fascia. See my earlier post On 6/19/2020 at 8:43 PM, robdyck said: I figured out why the shaft won't appear. It's because I have no fascia. And the reason I don't have fascia is because Chief won't run the wood grain direction correctly for fascia but it will for shadow boards so I was using 2 shadow boards instead. If I add a 'zero' fascia the shaft builds! Sweet Fancy Moses! Expand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DzinEye Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:22 PM, robdyck said: I had no fascia and the skylight shaft is controlled (partially at least) by the fascia. See my earlier post Expand Ahh.. .it looks like we posted at the exact same time, so I didn't see your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:20 PM, Kbird1 said: Magnafic ! ( or is that magnific ?) M. Expand Magnifique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:26 PM, robdyck said: Magnifique! Expand Thanks! can you tell I don't speak French even google didn't give me that one..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:30 PM, Kbird1 said: Thanks! can you tell I don't speak French even google didn't give me that one..... Expand Oui! Mais là encore, moi non plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DzinEye Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Vouz travaillez aussi plus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:32 PM, robdyck said: Oui! Mais là encore, moi non plus Yes! But then again, me neither Expand TGFGT huh... I'd like to remind you both this is an English speaking Forum.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:35 PM, Kbird1 said: TGFGT huh... Expand that one took me a while...cause I was relying on my own wits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:34 PM, DzinEye said: Vouz travaillez aussi plus? Expand Than everyone else? Yes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DzinEye Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 9:20 PM, Kbird1 said: Magnifique! Magnafic ! ( or is that magnific ?) M. Expand Well... there you go!... now you need to rectify your post saying that you don't speak French! Bonne soirree mes amis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Just another thought that may help others if not you Rob ....... this setting is still Off correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN_JohnH Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I am having this same problem, weather I have fascia turned on or not, the edit skylight shaft area is grayed out. Skylight problem.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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