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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Automatic vs. Manual Roofs

Chief Architect can create just about any roof those areas to a non-default Roof Group. See
style. Most common roof styles such as hips “Roof Groups” on page 777.
and gables can easily be generated Roofs can also be automatically generated
automatically. See “Roof Tutorial” on page based on a Roof Baseline Polyline. When a
439 of the User’s Guide.
Roof Baseline Polyline is used, information
More complex roof styles, including curved that determines where and how roof planes
roof planes, can be created manually. The are generated is contained in the Roof
manual roof tools allow you to create any Baseline Specification dialog. See “Roof
roof system that can be represented using Baseline Polylines” on page 804.
roof planes.
Bay, bow, and box windows also produce
roof planes automatically. For information
Automatically about these windows and the roof styles that
Generated Roofs can be used with them, see “Bay, Box, Bow
The quickest and easiest way to create a roof Windows and Roofs” on page 598.
over a structure is automatically. By default,
a roof plane is generated over each exterior Manually Drawn Roofs
wall, creating a hip roof. The program Any roof system that can be created
automatically joins the roof planes at ridges, automatically can also be created manually.
hips, and valleys and tries to create roof Each roof plane is drawn and edited
planes that join together to form a single, individually, offering full control over the
integrated system. See “Automatic Roofs” process and limiting the possibilities only to
on page 777. your imagination.

Any deviations from the default hip roof can
be specified on the ROOF panel of the Wall Note: You cannot manually draw or edit roof
Specification dialog for any exterior wall. planes when Auto Rebuild Roofs is enabled
Here, you can specify a Full Gable Wall, in the Build Roof dialog. See “Roof Panel” on
High/Shed Gable Wall, or other options page 781.
instead of a default hip roof. You can also
specify a different overhang, pitch, an upper Using Both Techniques
pitch, and the elevation where the upper Another useful option is to start with an
pitch begins for the roof plane that rests on automatically generated roof and use manual
the selected wall. See “Roof Directives in design techniques to finish it. Using both
Walls” on page 376.
automatic roof generation and the manual
When you need the roof planes over an area roof drawing and editing techniques, you can
of a plan to be entirely separate from those quickly design highly customized roof
over the rest of the structure, you can assign systems.

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