topic Re: Roof Accessories, point origin in Modeling

Roof Accessories, point origin

Borshchyk — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:59:36 GMT

Hi. I use Roof Accessories for the roof, but if I have a roof with a different degree of slope, the sheet metal does not connect at one point. Please take a look at the screen.

Please advise how I can adjust it?

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

Barry Kelly — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:05:44 GMT

I believe it is linked to the length of the roof pivot (pitching) line.

Try adjusting the start and end points of that line and see if it has any affect.

The line doesn't print and so long as you only adjust the length of the line, it will not affect the actual roof element.

Barry.

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

Borshchyk — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:54:36 GMT

Hi Barry

I adjusted the length of the roof pivot line, but it had no effect.

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

Borshchyk — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:12:51 GMT

I noticed that the problem was at the starting point of roof modeling.

Because when I create one roof and then divide it into two slopes with different angles, it's OK, but when I only cut off or stretched a piece where there was a starting point, everything breaks down.

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

Borshchyk — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:42:42 GMT

This means that there is no chance to model a roof in the shape I am attaching and have a similar position of the sheet metal.

This tool cannot be controlled, It makes no sense.

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

SenecaDesignLLC — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:33:52 GMT

I fixed this with some light GDL coding, if you are interested I can post the code change

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

cuba — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:39:04 GMT

If you make the small roof as wide as the large roof over a very, very, very narrow section, the roofs do align.

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

SenecaDesignLLC — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:43:43 GMT

True, I just didn't like the work around so I lined things up and added a parameter to shift the roofing when needed.

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

Borshchyk — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:42:53 GMT

Hi Cuba

If you pull out one side of the roof (the one where the starting point was) to edit the roof, everything will break. I know we can move and adjust the lines, but I have a very complicated roof and I can't move it. My question was mainly about controlling this tool.

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

Borshchyk — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:57:01 GMT

Hei Seneca DesignLLC
Thanks, I could try it, but I'm not familiar with GDL.

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

Barry Kelly — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 01:51:20 GMT

Sorry, I could have sworn it used to be the length of the pivot line. 😞

Makes sense it sets out from the edge of the roof, but that makes it hard to adjust other roof planes to match.

Barry.

Re: Roof Accessories, point origin

mthd — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 02:00:53 GMT

Hi @SenecaDesignLLC, I also have never used GDL editing but is it possible to add patch coding to an object to get it to behave correctly ? If so I might be interested in testing it out with my complex profile metal sheet fencing that I placed into a railing as a panel. I want it to trim correctly like the native insert panels do and to follow a slope as well.