Start with your first skillion – this will be Area 1
It’s a good idea to set your roof sheet and gutter type and colours so they are automatically signed to your second area when it’s added
Navigate to the top right of the screen and select “Add Area”
This will bring up the ADD NEW AREA pop-up which allows you to choose the attributes of Area 2
Once you have selected which features to copy across to the Area 2, choose where to add it
ADD TO START will place it to the left of Area 1
ADD TO END will place it to the right of Area1
Select the Joining Method button between the two Areas in the top right of the screen - the default attachment is “STRAIGHT
Join Offset – determines the position of Area 2 in relation to Area 1
Area 2 can only move up or down in line with Area 1
The range of movement allowed is determined by the width of each Area
Area 2 can move down, but cannot go further than the bottom edge of Area 1 and it can move up, but not by a distance greater than its own width
If I set 2000mm as the Join Offset value, Area 2 moves up by 2000mm
The software will automatically keep an attachment at the connected edges but the attachments can be deleted
When changing the properties of each area, make sure you select the Area you are working on
Selecting Area 1 will open the properties of Area 1
** You must confirm that Engineering passes in each Area **
o All the structural components in Area 1 are passing but there is still a red cross
o Check the components in Area 2 to find the problem and fix the issue
