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As you can see in the second image it has four slopes. You can right click on the roof to get the Roof Properties then make your adjustments in the dimensions tab.

How about the roof projections over a breakfast nook or similar bump-out room, with the 3 or 5 triangle-shaped slopes. I am looking for a consistant and accurate way of doing them.

yep but i cannot figure out how to just the two sides

In refinement to 'catadj's' post, change the selection in the Dimensions tab from Total Rise and Run to Rafter Length. This will allow you to adjust the rafter length of two sides.

Odie, I would suggest using your method of adding a hip extension to satisfy the amount of squares. Or, you can labor your way through adding multiple flat roofs with multiple slope and height adjustments with triangular & trapezoidal shapes. Hopefully all of your slopes are the same so you can just copy/paste until they fit together. Not all of these modified extensions are the same.

Another fast and easy way for roof extensions over bay windows or one story projections on two story houses is to drop a hip roof to the side, in properties/dimensions change hip end default from both ends to End A only. Shorten the ridge, rotate the roof to direction you want, click on "roof" to activate the red handle and drag it over your extention. If you want it to look right, adjust the height, but nobody really cares but you.

This gives a three sided roof for rectangle extention. If it is a bay window, just click on the corners to activate the red handles and drag them out to make a trapezoid. The ridges won't be exactly right but the sq. ft. will be right. This is the quick way!

Just for practice try this: drop a shed roof, activate the corner at top, drag it to center. Same on other side. Now you have a triangular section. Adjust it to the size you want then copy and paste on each side for a prettier 3 section bay window cover.

You can make anything you want with shed roofs joined together, but unless you make a few templates when you have time for use when you don't, the quick method works.