Customize Edge of Roof or Roof Hole
You can customize the surface and/or angle of any edge of a Roof, or the edge of a hole in a Roof. Once you set the customized surface/angle ...
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Create Roof Level Lines
Use this command (Design > Roof Extras > Create Roof Level Lines) to place a Line on a selected Roof at the height value you specify.
After you place the Roof Level Line, you can place a Level Dimension there to indicate the elevation.
Note: Roof Level Lines can be placed on ...
Roof Listing Parameters
Parameter
Short Description
Long Description
Roof Geometry Method
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Tool Settings Dialog Boxes
This section of the User Interface Reference describes each of the Tool Settings dialog boxes, for every tool found in the ARCHICAD Toolbox.
The ...
Create a Multi-plane Roof
On the Floor Plan or 3D Window:
1.Select the Roof Tool. In Roof Settings or the Info Box, adjust the main roof parameters (e.g. pitch, surfaces, ...
Grid Tool Settings
For a description of generic settings common to all tools in the Toolbox, see Working in Tool Settings Dialog Boxes.
For general information on the Grid tool function, see The Grid Tool.
Grid Tool Floor Plan Panel
Use the controls in this panel to define the Floor Plan attributes ...
Grid Tool Settings
For a description of generic settings common to all tools in the Toolbox, see Working in Tool Settings Dialog Boxes.
For general information on the Grid tool function, see The Grid Tool.
Grid Tool Floor Plan Panel
Use the controls in this panel to define the Floor Plan attributes ...
Gambrel Roof
The Gambrel Roof is like the Mansard, except that it is gabled at both ends.
1.Begin with a Gable Roof.
2.Select the Roof.
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Modify the Roof Pitch
For a Single-plane Roof:
Once you’ve drawn a roof and selected it, you can modify its pitch in any one of the following ways:
•Change the roof pitch in the Info Box or in Roof Settings.
•In the 3D window, select the roof, click on any point that is not on the pivot line, ...
Create a Hole in a Roof
There are two ways to create a hole in a Roof.
Method 1
1.Select the Roof in the Floor Plan or the 3D window.
2.From the contour polygon (not the pivot polygon!), bring up the pet palette and choose the Subtract from Polygon command.
3.Draw the hole in the Roof.
4.View the ...