Inserting Dormer, Wrong Direction

[homero]

I am trying to insert a dormer onto a gable roof.  I have created the 3d symbol from a window as suggested by many videos on youtube.  When I try to insert the window onto the roof, it comes in parallel to the roof slope.  How can I have it rotate perpendicular to the roof slope?  I have panned all over the roof with no success.  

[homero]

Window is turned 90 degrees from the dormer face.  Why is this?

[Pat Stanford]

You need to edit the Window symbol and rotate it there.

[homero]

10 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:

You need to edit the Window symbol and rotate it there.

Thank you.  Seems crypic as usual.  Do you know if VW is working on a dedicated dormer tool?  

[Pat Stanford]

I don't know.

[homero]

47 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:

I don't know.

Is there a way to apply wall and roof styles to the dormer?  If not, do you recommend building it as walls and roofs instead?

[Pat Stanford]

I don't use dormers, so I can't answer your question. Hopefully some of the architects will chime in.

[Tom W.]

6 hours ago, homero said:

Is there a way to apply wall and roof styles to the dormer?  If not, do you recommend building it as walls and roofs instead?

 

If you Ungroup the Roof or Roof Face with the Dormer in it the Dormer will convert to separate Wall + Roof Face objects. But obviously then you lose the parametric control of the Dormer (not that that amounted to much in the first place 🙂).

 

7 hours ago, homero said:

Do you know if VW is working on a dedicated dormer tool?  

 

There has been much discussion about upgrading the way that Roofs + Roof Faces handle symbols inserted in them. I normally tag @Matt Panzer on occasions like this for an update. I imagine it will be a case of "It is definitely on our radar but I can't give a precise timescale for it at this point" 😀

 

Ideally there would be a way of joining (the dormer) Wall components to Roof components but that sounds quite complicated...

 

I only ever use skylights, not dormers, and I think ultimately the two things need to be treated separately. For a skylight, all you really need are the controls you have when inserting objects into Walls e.g. component wrapping.

[Matt Panzer]

11 hours ago, Tom W. said:

 

If you Ungroup the Roof or Roof Face with the Dormer in it the Dormer will convert to separate Wall + Roof Face objects. But obviously then you lose the parametric control of the Dormer (not that that amounted to much in the first place 🙂).

 

 

There has been much discussion about upgrading the way that Roofs + Roof Faces handle symbols inserted in them. I normally tag @Matt Panzer on occasions like this for an update. I imagine it will be a case of "It is definitely on our radar but I can't give a precise timescale for it at this point" 😀

 

You know me too well, Tom! 😂

Unfortunately, I need to speak like a politician sometimes or risk having things I say taken as a promise for the next update version. 😉 

Nevertheless, improving how inserts work with roofs and slabs is very important and is definitely on our radar but I can't give a precise timescale for it at this point.