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3D ROOFS

bobby bent
Newcomer
I'm having difficulty tucking in a 3D roof when the roof above (sloping in the same direction) blocks out the roof below. Is there a workaround for this?
Windows 10 (Home OS
3.4 GHz i7 Six Core
32 GB SDRAM, NVIDIA Quadro K620
ArchiCAD 24 (USA Full)
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David Maudlin
Virtuoso
Bob:

From your description, it sounds like the upper roof is trimming the lower one. If that is the case a small Connections icon (4 squares inside a larger square) appears when the roof is selected. Clicking on this icon will show the elements of the operation, and allow you to cancel the operation. It might also help to turn on Trimming Bodies in the On-Screen display Options.

David
David Maudlin / Architect
www.davidmaudlin.com
Digital Architecture
AC27 USA • iMac 27" 4.0GHz Quad-core i7 OSX11 | 24 gb ram • MacBook Pro M3 Pro | 36 gb ram OSX14

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Barry Kelly
Moderator
If you are working in 3D then select all (CTRL+A) and then un-select the roof you want to hide.
Or just select those elements you want to work with.
Then right mouse click and 'Show selection in 3D'.
This will effectively hide what is not selected.

Or in 2D select just the elements you want to work with and then view in 3D.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
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bobby bent
Newcomer
Thanks Barry, If I eliminate roof above the roof below configures correctly. But when I render I need both roofs to be shown without a gap. What do I do.
Thanks
Bob
Windows 10 (Home OS
3.4 GHz i7 Six Core
32 GB SDRAM, NVIDIA Quadro K620
ArchiCAD 24 (USA Full)
Solution
David Maudlin
Virtuoso
Bob:

From your description, it sounds like the upper roof is trimming the lower one. If that is the case a small Connections icon (4 squares inside a larger square) appears when the roof is selected. Clicking on this icon will show the elements of the operation, and allow you to cancel the operation. It might also help to turn on Trimming Bodies in the On-Screen display Options.

David
David Maudlin / Architect
www.davidmaudlin.com
Digital Architecture
AC27 USA • iMac 27" 4.0GHz Quad-core i7 OSX11 | 24 gb ram • MacBook Pro M3 Pro | 36 gb ram OSX14
bobby bent
Newcomer
Thanks Dave.......that was the problem....problem fixed!
Windows 10 (Home OS
3.4 GHz i7 Six Core
32 GB SDRAM, NVIDIA Quadro K620
ArchiCAD 24 (USA Full)
David Maudlin
Virtuoso
Bob:

Glad to read it is solved, thanks for posting back.

David
David Maudlin / Architect
www.davidmaudlin.com
Digital Architecture
AC27 USA • iMac 27" 4.0GHz Quad-core i7 OSX11 | 24 gb ram • MacBook Pro M3 Pro | 36 gb ram OSX14
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