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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

OPTIONS panel. See “Options Panel” on page • Check No Shadow Boards on Selected
785. Edge to suppress the generation of
shadow boards on the roof plane’s
The settings on this panel are like those on selected edge. See “Selected Edge” on
the MOLDINGS panel found in many dialogs page 214.
in the program. See “Moldings Panel” on
page 908.
Arrow Panel
Frieze Panel The settings on this panel allow you to
control the appearance of roof plane slope
The settings on the FRIEZE panel allow you direction arrows. See “Displaying Roofs” on
to specify one or more frieze molding page 791.
profiles to generate under the eaves and/or
gable overhangs of roof planes. See “Frieze For information about these settings, see
Molding” on page 831. “Arrow Panel” on page 303.
The settings on this panel are like those on
the MOLDINGS panel found in many dialogs Materials Panel
in the program. See “Moldings Panel” on The settings on this panel allow you to
page 908. specify materials for the roof’s various
components. Some of these materials, as well
Shadow Boards Panel as their thicknesses, can be specified on the
STRUCTURE panel. See “Materials Panel” on
The settings on the SHADOW BOARDS panel page 1017.
allow you to specify one or more shadow
board profiles that follow the fascia on eaves
and/or gable eaves. See “Shadow Boards” on Roof Styles Panel
page 830. The ROOF STYLES panel provides links to
The settings on this panel are like those on tutorial information about creating different
the MOLDINGS panel found in many dialogs roof styles automatically. Click on a roof
in the program. See “Moldings Panel” on style to launch the online Help to a page with
page 908. information about the roof style you selected.
See “Roof Tutorial” on page 439 of the
One setting is unique to the SHADOW User’s Guide.
BOARDS panel in the Roof Plane
Specification dialog:

Roof Planes

When creating a roof, it is helpful to know Drawing Roof Planes
how to draw a roof plane manually and be
familiar with its parts. Roof planes are CAD-based objects
that are created and edited like much

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