Question Regarding Eaves.

[Anonymous]

Hi,

i have been trying to sort out which way is the most efficient way of creating proper eaves with timbers, facia, fibro board etc for a residential house so that when i do a cross section the eaves will be accurate. Any help would be appreciated thanks.

[TomWaltz]

What version of Archicad are you on and what add-ons do you have? (You might want to add that to your signature, since it will be a common question for any problems you ever have. Features vary a lot from version to version).

[Anonymous]

oh sorry, i am running version 10, i have not got any add ons. only what came base with the program .

[TomWaltz]

In that case, (as odd as it sounds), I like to use the profiled walls to make soffits/fascias.

[Anonymous]

TomWaltz wrote:
In that case, (as odd as it sounds), I like to use the profiled walls to make soffits/fascias.

Not odd at all - I believe it's the best way to go. It allows creation of rebates and chamfers etc.

Once the facias and soffits are in place I use them to cut the rafters using s.e.o. because the rafter objects never seem to terminate in the right place to begin with. I make similar cuts using beams as purlins and wall plates so that by building up the elements like this the resulting sections need little or no 2D "adjustment"

[Stress Co_]

TomWaltz wrote:
In that case, (as odd as it sounds), I like to use the profiled walls to make soffits/fascias.

Tom: Does this work on gable end eaves?

[Anonymous]

Stress wrote:

TomWaltz wrote:
In that case, (as odd as it sounds), I like to use the profiled walls to make soffits/fascias.

Tom: Does this work on gable end eaves?

Forgive me for jumping in Tom. I just happen to be online.

Profiled walls can only be level, but you can use an inclined profiled beam.

[TomWaltz]

Stress wrote:

TomWaltz wrote:
In that case, (as odd as it sounds), I like to use the profiled walls to make soffits/fascias.

Tom: Does this work on gable end eaves?

If you use Beams instead of Walls, yes.

[Stress Co_]

One can only wish.

[Anonymous]

Stress wrote:
One can only wish.

To give credit where it's due, I believe that Graphisoft have given us the tools to do this job quite well with profiled walls and beams. That wish is very old and AC 10 now copes pretty well with facias, cornices, friezes or entablatures in my opinion.

To have a specific tool for all the less common parts of the building would become very cluttered and I feel that it's better to make more imaginative use of the modelling tools we have. The best tool in the tool box is usually the one that gets used the most.