Anyone know how dormer windows work?
I have watched a few tutorials but they all involve a full gable and a giant 2 story roof to make dormer windows. My question is if there is any way to get the window to work with the top floor of my ...
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@reanseih Thank you for clarifying! I cannot seem to figure out how to make it work for the build above. I recreated the set-up to simplify what I mean.
I also linked it to the Gallery: Roofing
I took some pictures as well.
Here is basically how I created the roof, a gable accent in front of a walled room.
https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/53909536443c61b99772dc43d1db277ba97c70af1eee80cf62bd12861d07ebcef00c8b15.jpg
Here is the view from inside, where as you can see the window placed in the gable doesn't allow light into the inside.
https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/94300453dbbd90aa5518e3f863f892278776757a274c9bcbe9b249488161f1685f5d300c.jpg
And here I tried to delete some of the interior walls to see if it would let light through but it just shows the back of the gable roof instead.
https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/17612387bbc0bd4a2229c3c1d5977276f0783f50e2164d15a4fd6933d6038590bebe3d3e.jpg
I have a feeling there's no way to make the windows work with this set-up but just wanted to see if anyone knew if there was a way haha.
I also linked it to the Gallery: Roofing
I took some pictures as well.
Here is basically how I created the roof, a gable accent in front of a walled room.
https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/53909536443c61b99772dc43d1db277ba97c70af1eee80cf62bd12861d07ebcef00c8b15.jpg
Here is the view from inside, where as you can see the window placed in the gable doesn't allow light into the inside.
https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/94300453dbbd90aa5518e3f863f892278776757a274c9bcbe9b249488161f1685f5d300c.jpg
And here I tried to delete some of the interior walls to see if it would let light through but it just shows the back of the gable roof instead.
https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/17612387bbc0bd4a2229c3c1d5977276f0783f50e2164d15a4fd6933d6038590bebe3d3e.jpg
I have a feeling there's no way to make the windows work with this set-up but just wanted to see if anyone knew if there was a way haha.
