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Roof Defaults

Roof Defaults

Select Edit> Default Settings, to Floor and Ceiling Heights
open the Default Settings dialog for a
variety of drawing tools, several of which The initial heights of floors and ceilings,
directly affect roof generation. which influence roof heights, are specified in
the Floor Defaults dialog for each floor. See
Roof Defaults Dialog “Floor Defaults Dialog” on page 714.
The floor and ceiling heights in individual
The Build Roof and Roof Defaults dialogs rooms also influence roof heights and are
are nearly identical in appearance and specified in the Room Specification dialog.
function. The only difference is that the See “Structure Panel” on page 436.
Build Roof dialog has a number of
checkboxes that allow you to automatically
generate roof planes and related objects. See If Auto Rebuild Roofs is checked in the
“Build Roof Dialog” on page 780. Build Roof dialog and you change floor
or ceiling heights, floor or ceiling platform
If changes are made to the settings in this depths, wall positions or roof directives in
dialog after the roof has been built, you will walls, the roof rebuilds to reflect your
need to rebuild the roof in order for your changes. See “Rebuilding Roofs” on page
changes to take effect. 779.
Roof Framing Defaults Wall Specification Dialog

Default settings for framing can be specified By default, when an automatic roof is built, a
in either the Build Roof, Framing Defaults, roof plane is generated over each exterior
or the Framing Defaults dialog. Framing wall, creating a hip roof.
defaults control the depth of roof planes as Any deviations from this default hip roof,
well as the depth of floor and ceiling such as a gable or a different pitch, can be
platforms, which influence roof plane specified in the Wall Specification dialog for
heights. See “Framing Defaults” on page any exterior wall. See “Roof Panel” on page
836. 395.
To create roof planes of a particular depth,
begin by setting up the desired roof framing Dormer Defaults
defaults, then build the roof. If you later need The settings in the Dormer Defaults dialog
to change the structure of the roof planes, determine the initial settings for automatic
make the needed change to the Framing dormers and are much like those in the
Defaults, and then rebuild the roof. You can Dormer Specification dialog. See “Dormer
also edit the structure of individual roof Specification Dialog” on page 825.
planes.
The Dormer Defaults dialog can be opened
from the Default Settings dialog or by

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