Window in gable wall needs to be in two differing wall specs

[GeneDavis]

I tried my best to describe the situation in the thread title, but pics do better.  I have a gable adjacent a gabled entry portico and the gable wall is to have a decorative window.  The gable is shown in this pic and in the pic, the part of the wall NOT specified as "roof cuts wall at bottom" is highlighted.

 

As can be seen, the window is not centered under the gable peak, and it is because the window won't cut to bridge two walls that differ in spec.  Here is a pic with the other part of the wall selected and highlighted.  To get this to model in 3D I had to specify that wall as "roof cuts wall at bottom."

 

 

I've some cleanup work to do with ceiling platform edges and more, but here is a view of the vaulted ceiling under the portico, which makes it clear that cutting the wall with the roof is needed to keep its bottom from entering the vault space.

 

So what is the hack here that is needed to get the window centered?

 

 

[glennw]

8 hours ago, GeneDavis said:

and it is because the window won't cut to bridge two walls that differ in spec.

Gene

Without going too far into it, the ability to place a window spanning 2 different wall types was included many versions ago.

I am not sure that it means anything to your situation though - maybe a wall inside is getting in the way?

[GeneDavis]

There is an attic wall behind it that's in the way.  Look as the pic looking into the vaulted portico and you see the railing wall that is under it.

[GeneDavis]

@glennwI set things so that a deleted attic wall would not regenerate and now can move the window, but something is making its cutout all squirrelly.  The file is attached.  And while you are looking, there is something else I just noticed I cannot solve.  The entry portico is bounded by three railing walls and the front one, the gabled end wall, has its top rail (beam) raised and I cannot figure how to lower it.  Here I show the moved window with its cutout problem, and the gable end beam that sits high.  I did not realize it when I made the truss from solids that sits atop the beam, and when I can get the beam where it belongs, will have to remake the timber array.

 

Barndo.zip

[glennw]

Gene,

The reason for the different height beams is that you have different height ceilings for the porch areas.

[GeneDavis]

@glennwI set things so that a deleted attic wall would not regenerate and now can move the window, but something is making its cutout all squirrelly.  The file is attached.  And while you are looking, there is something else I just noticed I cannot solve.  The entry portico is bounded by three railing walls and the front one, the gabled end wall, has its top rail (beam) raised and I cannot figure how to lower it.  Here I show the moved window with its cutout problem, and the gable end beam that sits high.  I did not realize it when I made the truss from solids that sits atop the beam, and when I can get the beam where it belongs, will have to remake the timber array.

 

[GeneDavis]

@glennw Thanks!  The wrapped porch and its vaulted-ceiling "rooms" are all same ceiling height now with common-height beams.