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a small Gable/Roof Line over one or more Gable/Roof Lines display in floor plan view
selected doors or windows the next time when the “Roofs, Gable Lines” layer is set to
automatic roof planes are built. display and can be selected and edited much
like regular CAD lines. See “Editing Line
Based Objects” on page 217.

Creating a Gable

To create a gable using a Gable/Roof Line • The length of the Gable/Roof Line
determines the gable width at the wall
1. Select Build> Roof> Gable/Roof Main Layer, not at the overhang.
Line , then click and drag to draw a • At the larger roof eave, a gable roof is
line outside of the exterior wall that you wider than the gable line by twice the
want to create a gable over. overhang distance.
2. Position the Gable/Roof Line within 10 4. You can specify the pitch of the gable
feet (2260 mm) of the wall’s Main Layer roof planes and their overhang in the
but not touching it. See “The Main Gable Line Specification dialog. See
Layer” on page 383. “Gable Line Specification Dialog” on
• Make sure that the Gable/Roof Line is page 819.
exactly parallel to the exterior wall.
5. Select Build> Roof> Build Roof
3. Resize the Gable/Roof Line so that it is and regenerate the roof. See “Build Roof
the length of the desired gable.
Dialog” on page 780.

Gables produced using Gable Roof Lines

To use the Gable Over Door/Window tool 2. Click the Gable Over Door/
1. Select one or more doors or windows. Window edit button.

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