draw roof soffits underneath roof plane?

[grom]

I'm new an evaluating the software. If I draw roof planes they have the eave on the outside but no soffits underneath. I want my soffit to return from the lowest part on the roof plane 90 degrees back to the exterior wall. How can I do this?

[kenoeightspot]

Boxed soffits.

[moak]

To elaborate on the two words above - open the "Build Roof" dialog box, "Options" tab, click the check box for "Boxed Eave"

[Petetrigger]

sure you check the boxed eve but now tell me how to get the flat soffit return on the eve part but not in the gable part

I would be very please to know I have spent a lot of time with support getting this answer

[kenoeightspot]

Are you trying to create a boxed eave soffit that is flush with the gable siding.
What was Tech support's answer.

[Joe Carrick]

If you are asking for the flat soffit to stop at the gable wall instead of continuing out to the edge of the gable overhang.....
Create separate roof planes for the gable overhang and uncheck the "Boxed Eave" for those roof planes. But in that case, Chief will not automatically close the ends of the "Boxed Eaves".