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3. Select both roof planes and check
Curved Roof in the Roof Plane
Specification dialog. Set the Angle at
Ridge to 33.6901°, which is the same as
8 in 12. Notice that the Angle at Eave is
almost flat.

Curved Roof Plane
Intersections
Curved roof planes can be joined to other
roof planes using the Join Roof Planes
edit tool. Often, the result is a curved roof
valley or hip.

In many instances, a curved roof plane can
only be joined to another roof plane if its
Angle at Ridge or Radius to Roof Surface
setting is changed. See “General Panel” on
4. Use the Roof Plane tool to draw the page 799.
two high roof planes. As you create each
one, draw its Baseline along to the ridge When that is the case, the Join Curved Roof
edge of one of the low roof plane. See Plane dialog will open when the Join Roof
“To draw a roof plane” on page 789. Planes tool is used.
5. Select the two new roof planes, click the • Choose Lock the Radius to Roof Sur-
Open Object edit button, and face to maintain the roof plane’s curva-
change their Pitch to 33.6901° - or 8 in ture but change its angle at the ridge edge.
12. Viewed in 3D, the planes appear to • Choose Lock the Angle at Ridge to
join together into one. maintain the roof plane’s angle at its ridge
edge but change its curvature.
In order to straighten a curved roof edge,
select the edge in question and click the
Straighten Curved Edge edit button.

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