How to build a roof over unsupported area

[Zaniun]

Hey, how would i go about covering up this hole, so that flyers cant get in from the top? Id prefer to not have pillars going up through the middle, as it would make it annoying getting dinos in/out.

https://gyazo.com/7a2f447d60b3682c7efc51beb8e8f06f

I cant build out more than one celling, as theres no foundation support.
I dont care much of how the roof is going to look, as long its just covered up ^^

Thanks for your time <3

[ryan]

Behemoth gates, but the kind that goes on ceilings. Trapdoors or something idk

[ntengineer]

You need to have foundations at the bottom. If you have foundations at the bottom you can have the roof on top. Otherwise you can't.

[Vesuvius]

Just put foundations across the bottom. ie: fill the floor with foundations. Blam ceilings or large hatchframes across the top no pillars needed

[Zaniun]

Reason i dont have foundations on the floor, is that eggs can easily bug through ive heard

[Vesuvius]

Then pillars it is. Or raise the whole floor upon stilts..... leave access underneath for glitched eggs

[Gran]

It's either foundations or pillars.
except it's your own server and your running S+ then you could use either of these settings in the GameUserSettings.ini:

NoFoundationsRequired=true
AdditionalSupportDistanceInFoundations=8

[Leslie]

Use the foundation lowering technique to place a few foundations with their top surface near ground level in the middle of your structure. Then you can complete the roof and still see the eggs. Each individual foundation will "support" ceilings above and 2 spaces in each direction. Make sure those foundations are inline with the "grid" of the rest of the structure by building in from the walls and then deleting the ones you don't need.

This is assuming the ground is fairly flat and level there.

[ViveLeGras]

If you don't want to place foundations, you can break one ceiling on each side and put a giant hatchframe from both sides. I think that would fill the area (or be close enough to stop birds)

[ViveLeGras]

Also, if you do choose to use foundations/pillars, make sure they snap to the rest of the building. Otherwise it'll treat it as a distinct structure and not provide foundation support.

[Zaniun]

https://gyazo.com/5acdcd415c35fb342ca9e2aa5dd800a2
https://gyazo.com/2337fe587c30a7ee4ae574e787b4fd01

Progress on the roof. Tho i seem unable to place the 3 wide wall and the last 1 wide roof without pillar support. I have foundations underneath the sand at the bottom, connected to the building. Sadly not working as i had hoped :/