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Roof Returns and Other Details

individual roof planes in the Roof Plane
Specification dialog. See “Options Panel”
on page 785.
The flush eave end uses the wall’s surface
material by default; however, you can
specify a different material if you wish. See
“Materials Panel” on page 788.
Roof Returns
Full Return
A roof return is a small decorative roof plane
that connects to the low side of a gable roof It is not difficult to manually draw roof
overhang and extends below the upper returns using small roof planes, but it is
triangular portion of the gable wall. Three quicker to produce them automatically.
styles of roof returns that can be produced Roof returns are generated automatically on
automatically.
a wall by wall basis using settings found in
The first two styles are called Gable and Hip the Wall Specification dialog. See “Roof
returns since the return ends in a gable or hip. Panel” on page 395.
These roof return settings are also found in
the Dormer Specification dialog for gable
roof dormers and function similarly. See
“Roof Panel” on page 826.
The pitch of an automatically generated roof
return is the same as that of the roof plane
above it. Its structure is the same as that of
the subfascia and eaves of the roof plane
above. See “Structure Panel” on page 801.

Fascia and Shadow Boards
Hip Return Gable Return
The third is called a Full return because it Fascia and shadow boards can be added to
extends under the entire gable to connect both automatic and manually drawn roof
both sides and is sometimes referred to as a planes. They can be generated when the roof
water table. In order for a Full return to be planes are drawn when specified in the Build
created, the roof planes on each side must Roof dialog, and can also be added to or
have the same Fascia Top Height. removed from individual roof planes in the
Roof Plane Specification dialog.
• Fascia and eave fascia can be specified in
the Build Framing and Build Roof dia-
logs. See “Roof Panel” on page 853.

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