Soffit, fascia, gutter and downspout

Install soffit, fascia, gutter, and downspouts in order

  1. Architecture, Build, Roof drop-down – Soffit
               Set view style to Wireframe to see walls. 
               Select wall outlines and then the roof edges and close the sketch.
               Go to 3D view. Change the thickness and elevation.     
  1. Architecture, Build, Roof drop-down – Fascia
    Click the bottom edges of the soffit. 
                    Use Add/Remove segments to add fascia as a continuous piece.
                   Or, you can finish the current gutter and start a different fascia.

Properties, Edit type; change profile
*Soffit moves together when you move fascia. Use Fascia for Rake.

3. Architecture, Build, Roof drop-down – Gutter
Click the top edges of the fascia.
             Use Add/Remove segments to add gutter as a continuous piece.
            Go to 3D view and adjust locations.
Gutter caps at both ends.
              CM. Model in place – Select Roofs. Name it as “Gutter cap”.
             Pick a plane. Select the face of gutter.
             Extrusion tool. Select profiles. 
            Adjust extrusion thickness. 

4. Draw Downspouts in elevation view.
      Set a reference plane for downspout.
Go to Level 2 to see a roof. Set reference plane (RP) as “Gutter RP”            Go to elevation. Systems tap, Plumbing & Piping, Pipe. Properties, Edit type. Select Stainless steel.
            Set Diameter.

Set work plane to Gutter RP and sketch the pipe.  
Systems, Work plane, Set. Select “Reference Plane: Gutter RP”
            Set view detail level to Fine to see actual pipe shape.  
Insert elbow family from Pipes – Fittings folder. Choose Generic-pipe.
Continue sketching.
            Insert, Load family – Pipe, Fittings – Generic – Elbow-Generic.                                 Properties, Edit type. Select Elbow – Generic. Select Min. Size to “All”
Sketch the downpipe.

Check this in 3D view. The pipe is not placed in a correct location. Select it. Go to plan view. Move this to a correct location using Move tool. Mirror the downpipe.

Fascia end detail;  add fascia and join geometry.

Author: Park

Architectural designer webinar.one@outlook.com

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