joining dormer roofs with main roof

[Dave Brach]

Is there a way to join dormer roofs with a main roof?  Right now I just cut holes in the main roof in plan view, and the manipulate the shape of the dormer roofs in plan but it never looks correct on the inside

[Karl Ottenstein]

Does the usual selecting one roof and ctrl/cmd-clicking the edge of the other roof not work?  The mansard roof  looks like it would make this really challenging.

If nobody jumps in with exact instructions, perhaps you could select all of the roofs (main/mansard and the dormers) and save them as a module MOD and attach it to a post here so that nobody has to start from scratch to make sure that their advice works in your situation?

[Lee Hankins]

The cmd+click to opposing roof method Karl mentioned should sort this. Dormer windows made from walls and roofs is witchcraft but it can be made to work. I find selecting all the roofs and showing only those in 3D using F4 or show selection in 3D is really helpful when connecting roofs. Also dragging them apart from each other at the junctions also makes things a bit easier. I’d be more than happy to show you how over a Teams call or something. 

[Dave Brach]

The CMD+click method does not work.  As far as I can tell it only works with ridge lines of single plane roofs.  At least I cannot get it to work on complex roofs or joining valleys etc.  Am I wrong?  for dormers or cross gables I have alsways had to just create multiple roofs and manipulate in plan view.  I just thought it would be nice to join them to gether

[Karl Ottenstein]

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@Dave Brach wrote:

The CMD+click method does not work.  As far as I can tell it only works with ridge lines of single plane roofs.  At least I cannot get it to work on complex roofs or joining valleys etc.  Am I wrong?  for dormers or cross gables I have alsways had to just create multiple roofs and manipulate in plan view.  I just thought it would be nice to join them to gether

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Can you post the requested MOD file so one of us can try?  It does work as far as I know... hopefully it is an issue with the method you're using.  As Lee, I've always found success by pulling the edges fairly far apart before cmd-clicking.

At worst, you can use the command to convert the multiplane roofs to single plane ones.

[Dave Brach]

I must be doing something wrong.  I appreciate your comments.  I'm not sure how to post a module file--when I drag and drop it, I get a message that the file type is not supported?

[Lingwisyer]

Put it in a .zip or similar container

[Barry Kelly]

You will need to ZIP the MOD file so you can attach it.

The CMD+click method only works with single plane roofs.

I find as soon as you want to start joining roofs at different heights like this, it is better to convert to single roof planes.

You have much better control.

Barry.

[BrunoH · Accepted solution]

There's a simple way to do this. No need to convert to single roof plane.

Just create your complex roofs intersecting and select them.

Rigth click and choose "Connect to Roofs/Shelves"

 Click "Connect", that's all.

The result

The simpler way is always the best.

  

[Barry Kelly]

The OP's dormers are a little higher than yours.

Also you may have trouble where the the roofs overlap and the main roof tucks under the dormer roof up to the dormer wall.

You can play around with the roof trimming body set to 'Pivot Lines', but then the pivot lines have to match the outside of the wall, which may not be wanted.

Set it up as multi-plane roofs and do the initial trim, but I still think it is easier to manipulate exactly as you want with single roof planes.

Barry.