Gambrel Roof = Vigorous Hair Pulling

[lbuttery]

Glenn:

I did try to use it the other day on a simple gable

my partner had a small gable over my rear entry

I was playing with putting a gable roof over half my patio to block the sun (and rain)

16' x 16'

I copied the left roof plane of the existing small gable and dragged it to the patio area
put it in place and then extended it out 16' from the house

looked good

then I copied the right roof plane and placed it over the patio

since I liked the positioning of the left roof plane I selected it then the join roof plane
then the right roof plane

Chief refused to join them - giving a warning

at that point I would want chief to join them anyways
just make the two match and join them

so I did some "fussing" and got them sorta joined
and tomorrow I will send this "draft" to my partner for him to fix

I don't attempt many manual roof edits but each time I have
I can't remember an istance where I have been able to get the "join planes" tool to work

I'm sure it works fine if "everything" is set first
but that is the point I don't want to do all those settings

I just want them to join - Chief should adjust as needed to "make it so"

so yes, I am too lazy and frustrated to learn how to hop thru chief's requirements
to use the "join planes" tool

I usually just "fuss" with the move handles until I get it "close"
for illustration purpose and then let my partner do his "magic"

Lew