BillsburgChief Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Does anyone know if it's possible (and how) to slope a roof plane in 2 directions? I need a cricket that slopes toward the left and towards the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Rotate you baseline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 You can do a curved roof section (I hate to call it a "plane,") but a not-curved one is a plain plane. Planar means plane. It can pitch any way you want, but you cannot "warp" a roof section in Chief. When doing crickets, use the roof tool to create a new small plane ON TOP of the roof where you need the cricket. Work in 3D and open the new little plane you drew to get its baseline elevation. Do this where needed to determine the cricket's elevation numbers, baseline and ridge, or in cricket-speak, low point and high point. Maybe someone can link to a tutorial video doing crickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 See if this helps: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03017/creating-a-roof-cricket.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_N Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Hi Dermot. I think the poster was looking for how to make a shed roof slope diagonally rather than straight across the roof. I get this type of request for near flat roofs that the owner wants to slope to a corner so that water can be directed to a downspout in one corner of the building. I mostly try to deal with this by means of notes on the drawing because rotating the baseline as Chopsaw suggested causes the rafters to be skewed as well, not really a good idea. It would be neat if you could make a shed roof slope in two directions relative to the main walls of the building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsburgChief Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, Doug_N said: Hi Dermot. I think the poster was looking for how to make a shed roof slope diagonally rather than straight across the roof. I get this type of request for near flat roofs that the owner wants to slope to a corner so that water can be directed to a downspout in one corner of the building. I mostly try to deal with this by means of notes on the drawing because rotating the baseline as Chopsaw suggested causes the rafters to be skewed as well, not really a good idea. It would be neat if you could make a shed roof slope in two directions relative to the main walls of the building. Yeah Doug, that's exactly what I meant, I know what it needs to do, just can't figure out how to draw it. I'll probably just cover it w/ a note also. I've attached a screen shot, between the gable (8:12 pitch sloping towards the left) and the shed roof (3:12 pitch sloping towards the rear), Is where I need the cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Don't need no cricket. No, suh! Just break the shed roof eave edge right above the gable roof edge below, and drag the top ("ridge") corner straight over to the valley. BTW, that arrangement is kind of a mess. Is this an addition, a remodel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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