Correct display of roofs

[Anonymous]

See attached. I have two roofs, a main and a side roof. The side roof is overframed onto the main roof, but a piece of it goes under the main roof. I want this to show correctly in plan. If I adjust the display order, it either shows the entire side roof above the main, or it hides it below.

I posted this a while ago, but I can't seem to make the old method work. http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=38191&highlight=

[Anonymous]

3D view

[Richard Morrison]

You may be looking for a 3D document approach, as demonstrated here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hVsyCu6vFw

[Anonymous]

I need this to show accurately on all my floor plans. I don't think a 3D document will work here.

[Zoltan Fuchs]

Hi Steven, maybe this will works:

1. Select the two roof planes
2. Right mouse click>Connect>Merge Elements

[Anonymous]

Zoltan,

Unfortunately, no.

[David Maudlin]

Steven:

Here are two options. First select the over-framed roof, right-click and select Connect > Trim Elements to Roof/Shell, click the main roof, and then click on the part of the over-framed roof you want to remain. The main roof will cut away the over-framed roof. Then:
1. For the main roof, Roof Settings > Model > Trimming Body > Pivot Lines down (rather than Contours down) will trim the over-framed roof at the Pivot Line, not the edge. This will work if the Pivot Line is where the over-framed roof needs to end.
2. If adjusting the Pivot Line creates problems elsewhere in the model, then add another over-framed roof piece under the main roof, select the 2 over-framed roofs, right-click > Connect > Merge Elements.

David

[Anonymous]

David,

Thanks for the reply. I tried it but it's still not working. I understand how to trim the roof, but my problem is I want it to look correct in 2D view on floor plans. This is what it still looks like after trying your method.

[Anonymous]

This is how I want it to look, with the portion of the side roof that is under the main roof hidden by the main roof.

[Anonymous]

Maybe this can't be done? As a workaround, I could use 2D fills and lines to make it happen.