AlpineGeoff Posted October 7, 2025 Share Posted October 7, 2025 Hello; So, as a carpenter, I can hand cut stacked hip roof rafters; but I can't draw a simple gable roof here. Help! The rear half of the main gable roof is OK, but the front half is raised up about a foot, can't figure it out. Wall plate heights should be the same all the way around. This seems to screw up the front garage roof too. Greatly appreciate any help. Thanks, Geoff Floor Plan Deck-Porch Roofs 10-5-25.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted October 7, 2025 Share Posted October 7, 2025 Post a jpg image of the roof (no pdf, please). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garybills Posted October 7, 2025 Share Posted October 7, 2025 @AlpineGeoffHey Geoff, did you draw the roof planes manually? It looks like your baselines are all in different locations and heights. They are normally on the outside of the main wall layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineGeoff Posted October 8, 2025 Author Share Posted October 8, 2025 Hers' a jpeg Jo_Ann. Garybills: Yes, I drew roof planes manually, auto roofs produced strange designs. How do I adjust manual roof planes to same elevation? You can see on the framing perspective jpeg, manual roof planes has added top plate framing on the front elevation. Thank you for looking at this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted October 8, 2025 Share Posted October 8, 2025 Is this closer to what you want? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garybills Posted October 8, 2025 Share Posted October 8, 2025 Geoff, if it was me, I'd delete the roofs and start over!!! If you use the roof planes you have drawn, you will need to edit each roof plane separately, pull the roof baseline into the wall main layer (Wood Framing), lock the pitch at 5/12 and make the roof baselines the same height, then use the join roof toot to connect the ridges together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garybills Posted October 8, 2025 Share Posted October 8, 2025 I’m not sure how you did it but when you drew the roof planes the baselines look to be out in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineGeoff Posted October 8, 2025 Author Share Posted October 8, 2025 58 minutes ago, Jo_Ann said: Is this closer to what you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineGeoff Posted October 8, 2025 Author Share Posted October 8, 2025 Yes, that's it. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineGeoff Posted October 8, 2025 Author Share Posted October 8, 2025 14 minutes ago, Garybills said: I’m not sure how you did it but when you drew the roof planes the baselines look to be out in the air. I have no clue as to how that happened. I will follow your above suggestions; pulling the baseline to the wall framing layer. Thank you for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted October 8, 2025 Share Posted October 8, 2025 My example was done using auto-rebuild roof. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineGeoff Posted October 9, 2025 Author Share Posted October 9, 2025 20 hours ago, Jo_Ann said: My example was done using auto-rebuild roof. I will try that. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo_Ann Posted October 9, 2025 Share Posted October 9, 2025 I suggest that you turn off the display of roof baselines, on your floor plan. Then delete all the roof planes, and reset all the defaults. This should give you a fresh start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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