Celtic101 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 I am in need of some assistance drawing this roof (see attached) I am unable to get this correct. I also am a new user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitMan71 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 What level of assistance do you need? Do you need someone to draw it for you or to give you direction on how to? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic101 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 Direction. I want to learn. I just don’t know where to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitMan71 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Here are a couple videos that will be helpful... The first is for roofs in general. The second is for manual roofs which is what the roof becomes if you edit it directly which I am thinking you might have to do with what you have attached. Feel free to watch other videos on roofs to to get different viewpoints. It's what I did to get to where I can build most any roof. Roofs - Manual Roofs - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark3D Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 May be upload your plan file as that plan looks a bit tricky for a new learner if you cannot figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthd97 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Hi @Celtic101, you have a valley meeting directly into a hip corner. That is not common practice because there is not enough room for the valley gutter to be installed. It would be advisable to push that small hip end out enough so the valley gutter fits in correctly. Next you would need to show the heights of those two roof sections that have drawn. Elevations would help. You may consider making it into one combined roof if they are at the same height level too ? It is up to the designer to know how to build a roof correctly, if not then employ a professional to help do that for you. Then look at modeling it in Chief Architect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic101 Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 @mthd97so you are saying that the design is impossible if not next to impossible to create in chief? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthd97 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 (edited) 12 hours ago, Celtic101 said: @mthd97so you are saying that the design is impossible if not next to impossible to create in chief? No not at all becuase it has nothing to do with the software but the layout of the roof design itself. Those two roofs should only join at a common gutter that is able to accommodate the water flow area of both roofs, if they are at the same gutter level of course. So first adjust the roof layout accordingly is what I am saying so that it all works. If you can’t figure it out on your own then please ask a roof builder. We are not obligated to support roof construction theory here but on how to use the software to construct a 3D model of the roof that is actually workable in practice and complies to building regulations. Edit: Need to consider how much space you have left to adjust the roof layout appropriately. The height level of both roofs. Then the precipitation loads applicable in your region. By no means impossible to achieve with a bit of tweaking here and there. Then after that we can show you how to build a realistic roof layout in 3D with Chief Architect. Enjoy the process ! Edited September 10 by mthd97 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic101 Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 @mthd97thank you for all of the help. I’ve gotten the roof to look the way I want it. (May not be entirely correct) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthd97 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 2 hours ago, Celtic101 said: @mthd97thank you for all of the help. I’ve gotten the roof to look the way I want it. (May not be entirely correct) That is really good to hear, roofs can be tricky at times. Either way, by the time it comes to build it, I am sure you will get extra help along the way and it will get built correctly and dispose of the precipitation correctly. All good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesVolz Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 (edited) Edited September 11 by CharlesVolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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