Curved roof on curved walls

[nico172i]

Hi guys,

I'm pretty new on the forum, I've tried searching all over the forums and watching different youtube videos but I can't seem to find the answer for my question.

I need to make a roof on a curved building. But when I try with Roof by Footprint it just brings up the error "Can't make footprint roof."

I hope you can help me 🙂

[GHASEM_ARIYANI]

Hi

Welcome to the Forums.

You Roof By Extrusion tool to create a overall plan and The Vertical Opening Tool and Cut off extra parts.

and or Mass.

[nico172i]

I got no idea how to get it right with the method you described.

Could you try and be more detailed or maybe attach some pictures?

[constantin.stroescu]

You can make a curved Roof by Footprint with 4 slopes but not with 2 slopes, because it will give you an error message....

I propose a trick.:- Make a Roof by Footprint with 4 slopes and cut it with voids:

1. Make a Roof by Footprint with 4 slopes
   
2. Component> Model in Place> Family Category and Parameters > Roofs > Name >Extrusion - make two closed shapes - one at each side of the curve - adjust the extrusion - turn it into Void -
3. apply Cut selecting the Void and the Roof by Footprint...
   

Another method could be a Component- sweep :Component> Model in Place> Family Category and Parameters > Roofs > Name >Sweep  - draw the curve as path and the normal section of the roof as Profile

Another one could be Roof by Face applied to a mass element that you have to create in Mass Model in Place ( or made in Mass editor)

I'm afraid that Roof by extrusion won't work because extrusion is after a straight line not a curved one.....sweep follows a curve...

[nico172i]

Thank you very much, I got the Sweep method to work almost like i would like it. Isn't there anyway to have the construction of the roof connected to it at the same time?

[Alfredo_Medina]

It would be useful to specify what kind of roof you need to create. Your original post just says "I need to make a roof on a curved building." 

[constantin.stroescu]

If you want to conect a roof made by sweep ( Component > Model in Place > Family Category and Parameters > Roofs >Sweep ) with another roof made by other method ( let's say by Footprint ) you  will be able to do it using Join Roof function...The condition of joining is that both entities to be defined as roofs..