Dutch Colonial gambrel roof with overhanging 2nd slope and inset windows

[ChiefLuckyJack]

Hi folks,

I've been wrestling with this for hours, and I cannot seem to duplicate the exact type of roof/second floor seen in the picture attached. I can get the gambrel roof by defining the roof on the first floor walls, specifying a pitch of about 38 in 12 and 5 in 12, but just can't figure out how to get the second pitch to overhang like shown, with inset windows. Note that the 2nd floor area is exactly the same as the first.  Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[y-g-m-n]

What is your overhand set to?

 

HOw was it built? extending 2nd floor joists or some sort of Look-outs that extend out to catch roof weight and loads?

 

Could make 2nd storey room on each side that has Zero Height and make roof from it.

 

What does HELP screen say as they have Gambrel examples.

 

[ChiefLuckyJack]

Hi.

Sorry for the delayed response. I didn't get notification of your reply. Anyway, I don't know how it was built, only that the 2nd floor was added about 20 years after the original home was built. I'm going to try your idea of adding a zero height 2nd floor that is two feet wider than the first. That might work. The help files didn't have any information about this situation. Just a normal gambrel. 

I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks!

[ChiefLuckyJack]

Creating a 2nd floor with zero height was an excellent idea, but unfortunately did not work. This is because the software will only build a gambrel off of a first floor. When you try it that way, it builds an ordinary one slope roof.

I did figure a way though, although it's far from perfect: create the first floor 18 inches wider than it should be, on each side. Build the gambrel room just the way you want it. Turn off auto-build roof so that it stays as-is. Then shrink down the first floor to the proper dimensions. I'm still toying with it, and hoping there's a better way, so if anyone else has ideas, please pass them along and I'll try them out.

Thanks!