Roofs

Use the roof directives to automatically generate hip, gable, shed, gambrel, gull wing, half hip, or dutch gable conditions. Create a story and a half structure and place automatic dormers. Manually draw in custom roof planes and join them together, allowing the program to do the math for you.

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5447

24:48 Roof Basics

Roof Basics

Learn how to create roofs in Chief Architect using the automatic build roof tool and how to use the manual roof tools to create and edit roof planes, change the wall properties for gable and hip roofs, learn about gambrel, shed and other roof styles.

Video No. 5447


6123

4:57 Hip Roof

Hip Roof

Create a pitched hip roof using the Build Roof dialog.

Video No. 6123


6124

4:07 Gable Roof

Gable Roof

Create a gable roof by choosing the Gable Wall setting within the Wall Specification and then building the roof.

Video No. 6124


6125

4:01 Shed Roof

Shed Roof

Use the High Shed Gable Wall setting in addition to Full Gable Walls to create a stand alone shed roof or just the Full Gable Wall setting to create a lean-to style shed roof.

Video No. 6125


6126

3:29 Gambrel Roof

Gambrel Roof

Use the Upper pitch setting in the Wall Specification to set upper and lower pitch options to create a gambrel style roof.

Video No. 6126


6127

3:25 Gull Wing Roof

Gull Wing Roof

Use the Upper pitch setting in the Wall Specification with the pitches opposite that of a gambrel roof to create a gull wing roof.

Video No. 6127


6128

4:10 Half Hip Roof

Half Hip Roof

Using the Upper Pitch setting on a gable wall allows you to create a half hip or clipped gable style.

Video No. 6128


2420

3:29 Creating a Dutch Gable Roof

Creating a Dutch Gable Roof

Use the Dutch Gable Roof setting in the wall specification to create this kind of roof automatically or draw it manually.

Video No. 2420


1605

8:03 Designing a One-and-a-Half Story Roof

Designing a One-and-a-Half Story Roof

A One-and-a-half story roof can be drawn several walls; ignoring the top floor, lowering the ceiling, or by using the Transform Replicate tool.

Video No. 1605


6129

7:05 Generating & Displaying Roofs on a Multi-Level Structure

Generating & Displaying Roofs on a Multi-Level Structure

Generate a roof on the top of the second floor as well as over the single level garage.

Video No. 6129


6131

6:21 Automatic Dormer Tools

Automatic Dormer Tools

The Auto Dormer tool has different requirements than the Auto Floating Dormer tool.

Video No. 6131


25

7:12 Drawing Roofs Manually

Drawing Roofs Manually

Complex roof styles can be created manually.

Video No. 25


1597

2:27 Creating a Roof Cricket

Creating a Roof Cricket

Roof crickets can be created with manual roof planes.

Video No. 1597


1603

3:13 Controlling Roofs Over Bay, Box, & Bow Windows

Controlling Roofs Over Bay, Box, & Bow Windows

Control how the roof builds over a bay, box or bow window by using the settings in the specification dialog.

Video No. 1603


704

2:37 Building a New Roof While Maintaining an Existing Roof

Building a New Roof While Maintaining an Existing Roof

Maintain manually edited roof planes while automatically rebuilding the roof.

Video No. 704


728

2:22 Locating Roof Plane Intersections

Locating Roof Plane Intersections

Have the program generate temporary CAD points that correspond to roof plane intersection points.

Video No. 728


1529

5:14 Creating a False Gable or Decorative Dormer

Creating a False Gable or Decorative Dormer

Create a gable roof that sits on top of another roof plane using the Manual Roof Plane tool.

Video No. 1529


26

15:15 Constructing Dormers

Constructing Dormers

The Automatic Dormer tools are a quick technique to creating these design elements.

Video No. 26


708

4:51 Frieze Molding

Frieze Molding

Frieze moldings, also known as frieze boards, are mounted below the eaves of roof planes and can be generated automatically using the Build Roof dialog.

Video No. 708


710

3:11 Generating a Roof Over an L-Shaped House with Gable Ends

Generating a Roof Over an L-Shaped House with Gable Ends

Use the automatic roof tools to create an intersecting gable roof over an L-shaped structure.

Video No. 710


714

1:30 Extend Slope Downward

Extend Slope Downward

Check Extend Slope Downward to extend the roof plane downward over a bumpout, instead of creating additional roof planes.

Video No. 714


716

1:14 Setting the Minimum Size for Roof Alcoves

Setting the Minimum Size for Roof Alcoves

Any alcove with both a depth and width less than the Minimum Alcove value is treated as though the exterior wall continues straight across.

Video No. 716


746

2:10 Drawing Curved and Barrel Roofs

Drawing Curved and Barrel Roofs

Curve a roof plane or create a barrel roof by using the Curved setting in the Roof Plane Specification.

Video No. 746


747

4:59 Creating a Domed Roof for a Round or Circular Building

Creating a Domed Roof for a Round or Circular Building

Curve roof planes to create a domed roof over a round structure.

Video No. 747


1956

6:03 Flared Roof

Flared Roof

Create flared eaves by copying the roof plan and using the curve roof settings.

Video No. 1956


709

4:59 Compound Curved Roof

Compound Curved Roof

Create a compound curve by using multiple roof planes and curving them in opposite directions.

Video No. 709


1500

7:50 The Dialogs that Influence Roof Design

The Dialogs that Influence Roof Design

Before drawing roof planes, you should set your roof defaults so that the 3D attributes of your roof planes are correct.

Video No. 1500


1502

5:50 Controlling Roof Soffits and Fascia

Controlling Roof Soffits and Fascia

Use the Build Roof dialog to make changes to soffits and fascia.

Video No. 1502


1503

3:31 Using the Gable-Roof Line Tool

Using the Gable-Roof Line Tool

The Gable/Roof Line tool can be used to automatically generate a gable above the bearing wall of a hip roof plane. It is best used only in situations where roof directives in walls are not possible.

Video No. 1503


1515

3:16 Raising and Lowering Roof Planes

Raising and Lowering Roof Planes

Group select roof planes and use the Transform/Replicate edit tool to adjust their height along the Z axis.

Video No. 1515


10202

1:49:34 Roof Tips and Tricks Webinar

Roof Tips and Tricks Webinar

Roofs can be one of the more complex components of a house – designing them should not be. We’ll review how Chief Architect’s roof tools can create any style of roof. If you are adjusting or manually creating roofs, especially for remodel projects, projecting the roof intersection points can save you a lot of time. In this session, we will look at the tips and techniques to save time to create the perfect roof.

Video No. 10202


733

1:42 Sloping Roof Plane Baselines

Sloping Roof Plane Baselines

The pitch direction and initial height of any roof plane, manual or automatic, is determined by its Baseline.

Video No. 733


1521

13:02 Manually Drawing Dormers

Manually Drawing Dormers

In many circumstances you may want to create your own dormers manually. Here are tips on how to complete them.

Video No. 1521


1527

2:45 Creating a Roof with Curved Eaves

Creating a Roof with Curved Eaves

Any roof plane can be turned into a curved roof plane in the Roof Plane Specification dialog.

Video No. 1527


1530

6:13 Drawing Parapet Walls with a Flat Roof

Drawing Parapet Walls with a Flat Roof

Use the floor framing and truss tool to create a flat roof and a shallow second story for parapet style walls.

Video No. 1530


1532

6:45 Placing and Modifying Skylights

Placing and Modifying Skylights

Edit the size and shape of skylights, and skylight shafts.

Video No. 1532


1533

2:54 Editing the Skylight Curb and Shaft

Editing the Skylight Curb and Shaft

Customize skylight's curb, shaft, and framing.

Video No. 1533


1512

2:07 Roof Groups

Roof Groups

The program treats different Roof Groups as separate buildings for the purpose of automatic roof generation, preventing their roofs from influencing one another.

Video No. 1512


505

11:21 Creating a SIP Roof Assembly

Creating a SIP Roof Assembly

Control all of the structural layers for your roof assembly.

Video No. 505


1030

10:08 Exposed Rafter Tails

Exposed Rafter Tails

Several new framing features have been added including rafter tails, sub fascia and sheathing.

Video No. 1030


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