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"Make those lines go away"

Stress Co_
Advisor
I'm using a roof system which is deeper over heated space than the exterior eaves (parallel chord trusses).

My model has two roofs with the same pitch/material/texture. The depths (and height) differ, but they do align at a point (along the top chord).

What's the simple solution to eliminate the line (in elevation) where the two roofs meet?

I can't use a patch fill (matching the roof's texture) as it isn't foreshortened with the roof pitch and therefore does not align.


Marc
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

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Link
Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft Partner
Marc - are you having a tantrum??

This line will appear no matter what mate. You will have to use a fill to mask over it. Or over the whole roof if need be.

Cheers mate,
Link.
Stress Co_
Advisor
Link wrote:
Marc - are you having a tantrum??
Oh, man .... I think it's time to change my avatar.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.5 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
Link
Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft Partner
There are a few ways to patch it up mate. One way would be to copy your entire elevation and paste it onto your floor plan. Then you can either use those lines to make a specific fill - or just paste the (necessary) elements straight back onto the elevation and use a solid white fill along with Display Order to stack them.

Kinda messy, but it will get the job done.

Good luck mate,
Link.
Two things to try:

Use SEOs to add one roof to the other. Put the target on a hidden layer.

Stack the roofs rather than butting them. Use a 14" thick roof on top of a 10" roof. You can drag them in section to stack them precisely and they will clean up. I always do shed dormers this way. In the picture, the red dashed line shows the joint between the thin top roof and the bottom roof.
James Murray

Archicad 27 • Rill Architects • macOS • OnLand.info