hey mike, yes while I have been thinking in geometric design you have been thinking about it working. thank you. what you say makes good sense.

I appreciate you offer as well. I might be taking you up on it soon.

I have messed around a little. I took some advice on this thread and decided to build the roof first, then set the plates and posts. This one does not have an equal overhang but at least the hip falls in the corner (except for a little offset for an equal depth backing). This seems a little stronger than working with an equal overhang which then makes the hip fall out of the plates converging corner. Granted the plumb cuts of the rafter tails are different heights I guess you could leave fascia off or make the height of the fascia to the greatest plumb cut.

Ill try the equal overhang next.




p.s. Im trying to get all I can out of this software before a student license runs out. good stuff.