Build25 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Brand new to this program and I am trying to get my roof lines to match up. Simple build. I want the house roof line to go into the garage roof line. I know I am missing something simple, but I am unable to find it. Thanks so much for your help! (Also, I have not done the exterior finishes yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Describe "go into." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKEdmo Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 58 minutes ago, Build25 said: I want the house roof line to go into the garage roof line. If you want the house ridge to align with that of the garage ridge in terms of height, you will need to lessen the roof slope of the house roof planes. This will bring the ridge down, with the house ridge intersecting the garage ridge as a "T" in plan. To do this manually, turn off auto roofs. You can then query the height of the garage roof ridge. Copy that number. Then open the adjacent house roof planes. Paste that number over to their ridge heights while making sure the roof wall plate height is locked. You should see the roof planes adjust and the ridge heights align. Hope that helps, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitMan71 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, Build25 said: I am trying to get my roof lines to match up. What do you mean by this? If helpful send a picture or sketch of what you are trying to do. I am new to CA as well..... Roofs are simple once you get the hang of it. A little daunting at first though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build25 Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Sorry I wasn't super clear. I would like the house roof plans to T into the garage roof plans. The garage gable can be higher than the house if needed. Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Sounds like you want the house roof to tee into the garage roof, with both having same ridge height. If pitch can vary, just decide whether you want the common ridge elevation to be that which the house has, or the garage. Then for the roof that you'll change, open it for spec, lock fascia height, and change its ridge to match the other ridge in height. It's easy and takes just seconds. Show us your result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Still not sure exactly what you are trying to do. If you have a T-shaped house with gables on the ends, the ridge lines are only going to line up if the ends of the house are the same size. If they are not the same size, then you can adjust the pitch to get the ridge to line up. See pictures below as an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_N Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 You can manually adjust the ridge like to match. Make note of the ridge height that you would like to match, then use that on the roof to be adjusted locking the facia top height. This will disable auto rebuild, so you will have to join the roof plane intersections yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build25 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 So I locked the fascia and adjusted the ridge height to meet the garage - but then this happens. Any quick fixes for this? Appreciate all the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie65 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Lock the ridge height and the pitch. Let the fascia's take care of themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Please take the time to learn to manually edit roof planes. And the best mode for editing is 3D perspective overview, color off, vector off, toggle patterns off. Like this. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/5447/roof-basics.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/728/locating-roof-plane-intersections.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1500/the-dialogs-that-influence-roof-design.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_N Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 23 hours ago, Build25 said: So I locked the fascia and adjusted the ridge height to meet the garage - but then this happens. Any quick fixes for this? Appreciate all the help! You are so close. Now you need to make the roof plans join. Here is a video that I made to address this exact situation. Sorry there is a glitch in the middle that cuts off a comment in mid sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 I could be wrong... The OP wants a gable over the garage which is higher than the gable covering the right side. On 4/25/2025 at 4:07 PM, Build25 said: I want the house roof line to go into the garage roof line. I know I am missing something simple, but I am unable to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_N Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 On 4/26/2025 at 3:53 PM, Build25 said: So I locked the fascia and adjusted the ridge height to meet the garage - but then this happens. Any quick fixes for this? Appreciate all the help! Here is a view and quote from the OP on what they are looking for after they did some editing.. I think my video covered that, unless I am missing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted Monday at 08:30 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:30 PM It seems the OP has left the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted Tuesday at 01:04 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:04 AM AI can do some interesting things these days. Like joining the forum, posting an image, and down the rabbit hole every goes. The moderators should require legit signatures with versions and operating systems. @solver would have been all over this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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