slope roof modelling

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Lily_gory
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slope roof modelling

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Hi,

I am not able to create a slope roof in ModelIT. I only able to create the default roof that can be produced by clicking "generate roofs for selected objects". How can I model the roof in Model IT?
KasperS
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Re: slope roof modelling

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Hello

This only works if it is a very simple roof. I have modeled some roofs by switching to right/left/front side views and then drawn them from the side. Afterwards i have connected (if the sloped roof is together with the part beneith) the rooms by adding a hole. But this only works with simple roofs.

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Lily_gory
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Re: slope roof modelling

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Hi,
Thank you for this. But, do you mean that we cannot do the modelling properly in ModelIT, then how can we do complex models in Model IT?
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Re: slope roof modelling

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Often you would be able to do some simplifications if the geometry is extreme. Else, i havent used google sketchup myself, but you could draw it in that program and then import it to IES VE to get all the details you want.
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Re: slope roof modelling

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modelling these spaces is pretty easy, if time consuming, just don't expect a button to do it all for you.
I tend to draw a big box as big as the extents of my shape and cut the outline.
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