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    Editing Roofs and Roof Faces

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    Ok, I tried editing the existing roof object with the 3D edit and it give me the error (The position of the selected design layer viewport is locked). If I go to modify unlock it still says the same thing, but it tell me in order to edit roof object you must exit group and ungroup the roof object. What am I missing?

    Model Setup?Still Confused!

    in Architecture

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    I am still confused about the whole model setup command. Say I have a 2-story house and I want the ceiling height for the bottom floor to be 10' and I want the ceiling height for the second floor to be 9', What should the settings look like for each of the floors and the Roof? (Elevation, Ceiling Height, Slab thickness?etc) What is the area between the top of the ceiling height and the bottom of the overhead slab area? Is there a place for me to set that? Is there a tutorial somewhere that explains everything in detail? I have looked through both manuals and they just give brief descriptions of each area.

    Editing Roofs and Roof Faces

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    I have a roof where I am in the middle of editing the roof faces, groups and so on. My question is this: When I ungroup a roof object and start messing with the faces to get them the way I need, 1. why does the attic space disappear? How do I get it back? 2. I no longer have the buttons (control points) to manipulate whether something is a gable, eave or dutch gable roof, how do I get that back? 3. Is there a way to manipulate a face and be able to see the other faces, so I can make sure everything lines up correctly? When I ungroup a roof object it breaks it up into many faces and I only see and can edit one at a time. 4. Once I ungroup a roof object and then go in an edit a face, is it still a roof face or do I have to do something else? Does anyone have a sample file I can pick apart where you have manipulated a roof object and its faces. Please help!!

    Floor Levels and Sheets

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    I have a problem. I have a very large 2-story house that has a detached garage, pool house and main house. The garage and pool house are both detached. My question is this: I can not fit the pool house on the first floor plan sheet so I need to make another sheet that is a continuation of the first sheet. I have always drawn these by hand, but now I am not sure how to do this in VW2008. Do I just create a new sheet? Or is there another way that I should do this? What is the best way to achieve this?

    Roof - How to proceed

    in Architecture

    Posted

    I have attached another photo of the look I am trying to achieve in the first thread, called "Example.jpg". I just don't know how to proceed in doing this.

    Also, why is it when I tell it to create roof from the walls, that if I let it create on the same layer as the walls it matches up to the walls. However, if I tell it to place the roof say on the roof layer, it (the roof) is much higher that the walls when I view in the elevation VP, why is that?

    Roof - How to proceed

    in Architecture

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    Thanks Peter. Another question, since this is a two-story house will it automatically create the first-story roof when I creat the second story roof, or do I have to create them both seperately? Also, the back portions of the second story are actually supposed to be interior walls, only the left, front and right are seen from outside of the house, so will this change how I should go about creating the roof structure?

    Roof - How to proceed

    in Architecture

    Posted · Edited by ccw

    Everyone,

    this is my first attempt at creating a model in VW2008. My next step that I want to do is add the roof. How do I proceed using the creat roof tool? I went to the second floor selected the exterior walls and it gave me an error saying there is not enough walls. So I tried adding a wall where the stairs are and it said the roof is too complex. How would any of you create the roof structure for this house. PLEASE HELP!! I have attached screen shots of the first and second floors. Hopefully, this will give you an idea of my dilemma.

    Creating Roofs

    in Architecture

    Posted

    Exactly how do you do that? Do I have to go into the roof group and edit it? Or do I just click on one of the edit points and raise the bearing height? I believe I have tried just clicking on one of the edit points and I did not notice a change.

    Creating Roofs

    in Architecture

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    I am new to VectorWorks 2008 and I would like to know how to create a roof that has a main section that is at one height, and then say an entryway that is another height? I am not sure how to do this. Can anyone give me a hand or point me to a tutorial that explains this.

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