How To Draw Hip Roof

Mark the length of the hip measuring down from the longest point of the plumb cut.

How to draw hip roof.

To start drawing in the hipped roof draw lines at 45 degree angles from all the points on the roof as shown in blue. Then measure down that plumb cut the same distance as the common rafter s height above plate. Most gabled roofs have eaves so you probably need to create them for your building. To create a hip roof select build wall straight exterior wall from the menu and draw four connecting walls to form an enclosed area.

Select build roof build roof from the menu to open the build roofdialog. The preview window displays a dimensioned plan view of the hip roof. Architects and builders often express. On the roofpanel of the build.

When creating a hip roof be sure not to draw across the entire length of the wall as you will need space on either end for adjacent roof planes. Use the line tool to draw a vertical edge from. This dialog also serves as the default. As you can see the 2 lines to the top left of the image are just drawn in approximately.

Release the mouse button and move your cursor in the upwards direction. The internal roof lines are called valleys and the external roof lines are the hips as shown. That is where the seat cut should be made. Then mark another plumb cut 25mm over which denotes where the hip would touch the wall plate if it wasn t for the gap.

Use the protractor tool to create an angled guide at the corner of your roof. We will determine there length in the next step.