Residential: Fascia Trim Modeling

[RTT_ADG]

New to Archicad.

We are trying to figure out the easiest way to do soffit and fascia trims.  Our typical soffit and fascia at gable ends has the rake continue sloped, and the soffit is boxed flat at the eave.

(See attached photo.)

My first attempt at trying to recreate is very fussy.  It requires multiple elements and a lot of SEO's.  I have to think there's a better more user friendly way to achieve this.

If anyone has some tip, techniques, or examples that would be greatly appreciated.

Also if there's any other type of fascia connections that people use or once struggled through I'd appreciate seeing the different approaches to this.

Thanks.

Using AC27

 

 

 

[Mahmoud Qenawi]

Thanks @SenecaDesignLLC,

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[SenecaDesignLLC]

Shoot me a message on the details and we can see what i need to do.

[gotphish001]

Did you ever get that tool you linked working?

[Mana MMI]

HI, how did you get to connect the eave and rake trim to cleanly? Sounds like both are beams? They won't connect for me and I've been playing with priority and junction order but doesn't seem to help. Thanks

[Keymaster]

You need to use SEO fake the connection of the beams. One just subtracts the other, so it looks like it's cut.

[RTT_ADG]

Not sure if you're responding to the original post or SenecaDesignLLC, but what I ended up doing is using a technique I saw Patrick May demonstrate on a post somewhere.

We've ended up using a Fascia Profile that we can adjust for different height fascia & shadow board.

Have the insert point at the outside top of the profile, make it useable for beams.

Start the beam tool with that profile and run along your roof edge.

The tricky part as you are alluding to is the corners of the fascia/rake.

If you start with the roof edge (parallel to the ground), once you get to the rake corner, you need to create small beam (the width of your fascia profile) perpendicular back towards the rake edge. 

Then, start your rake profile the same distance as the small perpendicular beam back away from the roof edge. 

They should then clean up nicely.  There are some pitches that give the beam cleanup issues, but with some clever SEO's you should be able to make it cleaner if necessary.

If you use a thickened roof composite, as we do, do an SEO to clean everything up: The Fascia profiles as the Operator, the Roof as the Target, and Subtract Downwards.

Sorry if that's confusing, it's hard to describe, so I'll try to attach a diagram.

*For efficiency, I'll just run the beam all along my roof edges in one continuous command, then come back and edit the corners with this technique.

This post seems to be similar that I just noticed, but with an inside insertion point for the profile:

Roof Fascia Modeling: Is there a way to square off... - Graphisoft Community

I would love to see a tutorial using the railing tool, I've heard many people having success with that usage, but I have not yet been able to replicate...yet.

And if there is a better way I'd love to know, as this isn't a perfect solution.

[Mana MMI]

Thank you so much. I will give it a try