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Chapter 23:

Roofs

Chief Architect’s manual and automatic Roof Chapter Contents
Tools allow you to draw almost any roof • Automatic vs. Manual Roofs
style. • Roof Defaults
Proficiency with the Roof Tools can only be • The Roof Tools
attained through practice, but mastering • Automatic Roofs
these tools saves you time and effort in plan • Build Roof Dialog
development. For information about creating • Roof Planes
specific roof styles, see “Roof Tutorial” on • Displaying Roofs
page 439 of the User’s Guide. • Editing Roof and Ceiling Planes
• Roof Plane Specification Dialog
• Roof Baseline Polylines
Verify that all roof planes join as • Roof Baseline Specification Dialog
intended. The program does not con- • Roof and Ceiling Framing
firm correct geometry between manually
designed or edited roof planes. It is possible • Curved Roof Planes
to design and edit roof planes with hips and • Ceiling Planes
valleys that do not meet properly. • Ceiling Plane Specification Dialog
• Gable/Roof Lines
• Gable Line Specification Dialog
• Skylights and Roof Holes
• Roof Hole/Skylight Specification Dialog
• Dormers and Crickets
• Editing Auto Dormers
• Dormer Specification Dialog
• Roof Returns and Other Details
• Roof Pitches in Degrees

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