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How to draw a roof easy.
This is a good method for working out roof designs.
Click and drag from one corner of the wall top to the other.
The other 2 lines the horizontal and vertical line are there to make an imaginary box.
In this tutorial it will be all revealed to you.
Measure a roof pitch or a roofing slope that will identify the angles of the roof in relation to both vertical and horizontal rises from the structure.
Step 12 draw a line from the front vertical line to the right vanishing point.
In wireframe drag blue handles to outer wall edges to snap in place.
Draw construction line a toward vpl this is the top edge of the front face of the chimney.
Draw line b parallel to the edge of the roof this is where the chimney intersects the roof.
To draw a perfect house in two point perspective with roofs and dormers can be very tricky.
Cursor changes to a transparent disc to gauge drawing height.
I use autocad to do this but you can use any 2d drafting package or even pen or penc.
These lines help to show you where to start the hips from.
Draw an x criss cross from all the corners in the front square.
To start drawing in the hipped roof draw lines at 45 degree angles from all the points on the roof as shown in blue.
Very easy drawing step by step it is a clear cut easily understood detailed method to help you.
Watch this tutorial to find out how to make a basic roof in google sketchup the easy to use 3d modelling tool.
Position disc on wall top before drawing.
Now we can draw in the ridge lines as shown.
Draw in all the various intersections that are a result of the various roof pitches coming together.
Where b crosses the ridgeline draw vertical dotted line c.
What you have so far is the part of the chimney on the near side of the roof.
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Step 11 draw a vertical line thru the center of the x and draw the front one as high as you want the roof to be.
Make a note concerning the run off that will occur with these slopes and ravines.
In this step i have drawn in some dashed lines.
The 45 degree angle lines represent the hips.
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Step 10 draw an x to all the corners in the back square.