https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1505#M406 Do you have the roof tool selected when you try to edit the roof?<BR /> Are you trying to cut holes in the roof or edit the edges? Wed, 05 Nov 2003 23:38:00 GMT Anonymous 2003-11-05T23:38:00Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1504#M405 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>I am having trouble cutting away portions of a roof that I've created using the roof tool. <BR /> <BR /> The Help directions are as follows:<BR /> <I></I><S><I><I></I></I></S>You may need to make holes in Roofs. Select a Roof pane and start drawing a new contour within its boundaries. The new contour will be interpreted as a hole in the Roof.<E></E> <BR /> <BR /> I've tried this but the roof deselects as soon as I start drawing the roof within the roof.<BR /> <BR /> How can I remove portions of a roof?<BR /> <BR /> Thank you,<BR /> John</R></DIV> Tue, 23 May 2023 13:45:32 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1504#M405 Anonymous 2023-05-23T13:45:32Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1505#M406 Do you have the roof tool selected when you try to edit the roof?<BR /> Are you trying to cut holes in the roof or edit the edges? Wed, 05 Nov 2003 23:38:00 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1505#M406 Anonymous 2003-11-05T23:38:00Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1506#M407 Anytime you are trying to edit a building element (roof, slab, etc.) you need to have the element Tool active in the Tool Palette and the element that you want to edit selected.<BR /> <BR /> The Long way:<BR /> 1. Select the roof.<BR /> 2. Alt+Click the roof to activate the Roof Tool<BR /> 3. Click and Hold along the Roof edge or corner to activatre the edit Pet Palette.<BR /> 4. Select the "-" button.<BR /> 5. Draw/trace/magic-wand your roof opening.<BR /> <BR /> You can skip the Pet Palette steps once you understand how element editing works. Wed, 05 Nov 2003 23:40:14 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1506#M407 David Larrew 2003-11-05T23:40:14Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1507#M408 David, Kerry,<BR /> Thank you,<BR /> John Thu, 06 Nov 2003 00:21:16 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1507#M408 Anonymous 2003-11-06T00:21:16Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1508#M409 In v8, I don't think you've to select roof tool to edit Roof!<BR /> Just have the Roof selected, click on any of the corners or edges, a pet palette come out.............select desired operation. Thu, 06 Nov 2003 01:53:34 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1508#M409 LiHigh 2003-11-06T01:53:34Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1509#M410 <BLOCKQUOTE>LiHigh wrote:<BR />In v8, I don't think you've to select roof tool to edit Roof!<BR /> Just have the Roof selected, click on any of the corners or edges, a pet palette come out.............select desired operation.</BLOCKQUOTE> ... and to make a hole you can use subtraction (not Booleans, standard ArchiCAD polygon editing).<BR /> <BR /> Of course, there are also Booleans in 8.0/8.1 Thu, 06 Nov 2003 03:24:00 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/how-to-cut-roofs/m-p/1509#M410 Djordje 2003-11-06T03:24:00Z