Closing off plumb soffits on non-boxed gables
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- January 1, 2025 at 11:53 am #17209
SDSParticipantSet your roof eaves to ‘plumb’ so the soffit is flat.
Set your gable to ‘plain’ so the eaves are not boxed at the ends.
You end up with a small triangular opening at the ends of your eaves….very unattractive. (see attached)
Is there any way to easily enclose these openings without boxing the gable?
I’m guessing the answer will be something along the lines of…”draw in little wall segments at the needed elevation and slope their tops”
I’d love to hear that they’ve fixed this in some later version (post v13)…perhaps a nice little toggle-box that closes the opening with a mouse-click!
Inspire me to upgrade with practical developments to age-old problems, please.
January 3, 2025 at 2:27 pm #17212ChantaleKeymasterThere are 2 ways to finish the soffit.
- On the gable end, specify a gable end return to cap off the end.
- Select a raked soffit instead.
See graphic
January 9, 2025 at 7:19 pm #17221SDSParticipantHi Chantale,
Thanks for the reply. I am familiar with the method you’re describing, however it does not do what I am referring to. Your method ‘boxes’ the eave and closes it off, but it does so out at the fascia face, not at the gable wall face, which is what I am referring to.
See attached render. On the left side I have created a wall segment, sloped its top to match the roof and elevated it into place, on a separate level…it is the only way I know of doing this. You can see on the right side also, that I did not add the wall segment to close off the eave…it was not important to what I was doing.
I want to close it off at the wall plane, not the fascia (eaves) plane.
Add an input box to the Gable:Type area that allows me adjust its depth so I can “square’ it as you’re referring to, and set its face back however far I want.
January 14, 2025 at 10:44 am #17224louisacoModeratorI understand your idea about adjusting the depth of the gable-end box to close off the eave. By stopping it at the gable wall face instead of extending to the fascia face, it creates a cleaner finish. That’s an excellent enhancement suggestion—thank you for sharing it!
Using the wall segment the way you did is a clever approach. It really highlights the flexibility and versatility of Envisioneer.
Another option is to create a custom member with a decorative end profile to add a unique design element to the space. You can create this by drawing a profile and saving it to your catalog, making it easy to insert the custom member whenever needed
Here is a tutorial on creating a custom member profile:
January 16, 2025 at 12:39 pm #17227SDSParticipantI understand your idea about adjusting the depth of the gable-end box to close off the eave. By stopping it at the gable wall face instead of extending to the fascia face, it creates a cleaner finish. That’s an excellent enhancement suggestion—thank you for sharing it!
Using the wall segment the way you did is a clever approach. It really highlights the flexibility and versatility of Envisioneer.
Another option is to create a custom member with a decorative end profile to add a unique design element to the space. You can create this by drawing a profile and saving it to your catalog, making it easy to insert the custom member whenever needed
Here is a tutorial on creating a custom member profile:
If by flexibility and versatility you mean having to figure out how to make the program do very basic things that it should have been able to do years ago, then yea…I suppose it is a ‘clever’ way of getting a render to a client under a deadline.
You did not say whether my suggestion might actually make it into any future versions…is it something I can look forward to?
January 17, 2025 at 8:37 am #17230louisacoModeratorYes, it is a great workaround, and your idea has been added to our wish list, which is shared with the development team when considering new features or enhancements. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and for taking the time to share your suggestion.
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