Edit Roof Dialogue Box not opening (re: Dormers)

[Darin K]

I'm working through the intermediate core concepts course and am on the Roof section. I created a symbol from a Window element, selected it in the Resource Manager, but when I go to insert the symbol onto my roof, the Edit Roof Dialogue Box doesn't open (like in the video). I have the Roof layer Active, so I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

 

Please advise.

 

EDIT: Figured it out. Didn't have "Insert into Object" checked when I created the symbol.

Edited June 30, 2022 by Darin K

[Pat Stanford]

I believe that skylights in roofs and windows in dormers must be made from 3D symbols. If you made a symbol from a Window PIO, it is likely that it is a hybrid symbol.

[Darin K]

I am curious (now that I've put a few dormers in) how to make the vertical surfaces match my exterior walls. From what I can tell, once a dormer is embedded into the roof, it is no longer selectable (unless you Ungroup the entire thing). I also don't see any options in the "Edit Roof" pop up that allow assigning of textures to the dormer. The roof of the dormer matches, but I have flat white walls.

[Pat Stanford]

In VW2022, there are settings in the Render Tab of the Object Info Palette (OIP) to allow you to set the texture for the different parts.

 

If you only want to use a Fill, just select the dormer and set the color you want in the OIP.