BrentJohnJohn Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Greetings, It has been awhile since my last post. I have reviewed the Forum for more than an hour and not able to find any suggestions to my problem. Per the attached, I am needing to create a "roof" over the front entrance area. I have tried several different ways, and no success. Forney 01_09_23.pdfFetching info... Forney 01_09_23 Sample.planFetching info... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Don't attach .pdfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTime Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 @BrentJohnJohnit'll help to know what kind of roof -- are you trying to make a simple shed? gable? What's the plan? Both I'd just do manually but the approach will be slightly different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Gia Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 You have a design problem, not a Chief problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrentJohnJohn Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 All, Thank you all for your responses. I have changed the PDF to a PNG for ease of viewing. I'm wanting to create a Hip Roof Line over the Porch area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperTrex Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 If you're wanting to just have your roof cover the existing area, you may want to look at the Minimum Alcove size setting at the bottom of the build roof dialog. I set it to 6' and turned auto rebuild roof back on I came up with something like this: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTime Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 If you're looking for a Gable/Hip/Gable type scenario, the patio (invisible) wall need to be pulled back slightly so that it lines up with the main layer of the brick garage wall then, if the two gable walls are marked as Gable (under the wall spec Roof panel), when you Build Roof, the roof should build over that space normally. Though I see that Auto Roofs is not on, and other roofs change when telling chief to Build Roof, so there may be some tweaking needed after the fact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I'm with Michael on this one. Design problem not Chief. First rule of architecture is to consider total mass including roof arrangement, and it was obviously not done here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrentJohnJohn Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 HyperTrex, That is what I needed. I changed the Minimum Alcove and it works perfect. Thanks again!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Gia Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Bring the garage fascia top height to be equal with the roof over the door, maybe? It will eliminate one valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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