I’m working on creating a sloping roof for this shape, but I’m having some trouble figuring it out, and I’m not quite sure how to do it in SketchUp. Would it be possible for someone to kindly lend me a hand? (The middle cut out is for a courtyard)
Does it need to be realistic to build it? There are some issues I can see straight off…
Are you using a licensed version of 2021 or one you found on the web?
You really need to model with clean geometry, and think about how you are setting this up to be successful.
Its not a solid, and I would set this up with the axis at the mid point, and I would model my arcs / circles with more segments, as well as being perpendicular to the axis.
Is it supposed to be symmetrical?
I mirrored it about the short edge - the pink is mirrored…
What is the intended roof pitch?
It also would help to be concentric…
It’s honestly a mess.
I think once you get your plan sorted out I would use concentric arcs / circles and follow me, then trim with solid tools. Trimming the ends with the hips will require some clever geometry, and there really is no way to make those narrow connectors work, I’m not sure how the roof drains properly. I would make each part separately, and keep it centered on the world axis. Only model half and mirror it and join it later.
That angled roof at the front though will post some challenges to build - if the pitch stays constant the ridge will rise, or you could make it a rectangle and run it back into the main roof.
Click in sequence on the scenes tabs of this SU file for ideas.
court - JL - 2025-03-02.skp (1.2 MB)
Thankyou so much all!
okay will look into it! thanks a ton!
