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Build Roof Dialog

4 3D Display - When Show All Ridges is • Specify the distance that the rafter tail
checked, a line along each hip between profile should Extend past the inside sur-
roof planes forming the conical roof above a face of the subfascia. This distance is
curved wall displays in Vector Views. measured along the top of the rafter tail,
Uncheck this box to suppress these lines. See so it is greater than the length as measured
“Rendered and Vector Views” on page 1042. in floor plan view.

Structure Panel Ridge Caps Panel

The settings on the STRUCTURE panel of the The settings on the RIDGE CAPS panel allow
Build Roof dialog are the same as those on you to specify a profile for ridge caps. See
the ROOF panel of the Build Framing dialog. “Ridge Caps” on page 832.
Changes made in one dialog are also applied The settings on this panel are like those on
in the other. See “Roof Panel” on page 853.
the MOLDINGS panel found in many dialogs
in the program. See “Moldings Panel” on
Note: Changes made on the Structure panel page 908.
will not affect the structure of existing roof
planes. To make changes take effect, rebuild Three settings are unique to the RIDGE CAPS
the roof. panel:
• Only available in the Roof Plane
Rafter Tails Panel Specification dialog, check No Ridge

The settings on the RAFTER TAILS panel Cap on Selected Edge to suppress the
allow you to specify a rafter tail profile for generation of a ridge cap on the roof
exposed rafter ends under roof eaves. See plane’s selected edge. See “Selected
“Rafter Tails” on page 831. Edge” on page 214.
• Click the Add Default button to add the
The settings on this panel are like those on Default Ridge Cap profile, which has flat
the MOLDINGS panel found in a variety of sides and follows the pitch of each roof
dialogs in the program. See “Moldings plane.
Panel” on page 908.
•Check Bend to Roof Pitch to adjust the
A few things about the RAFTER TAILS panel shape of the selected ridge cap profile to
are unique: match the pitch of the roof.
• Only one rafter tail profile can be speci-
fied at a time, so the Add New button is Gutter Panel
only available when no profile is cur-
rently selected. The settings on the GUTTER panel allow you
to specify a gutter profile for the eaves of
• Uncheck Stretch to Fit Rafter to use the roof planes. See “Gutters” on page 831.
rafter tail profile’s default size or to spec-
ify its Height and Width, below. When The profile specified here will only be
checked, the profile is sized by the pro- generated when Gutters is checked on the
gram to match the roof rafters.

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