DesignSeries00021.pngCreating Roof Styles

To create a roof style:

  1. When creating either a roof face or roof object, select Roof Preferences from the Style list.

  2. The Roof Preferences dialog box opens.

  3. Click Edit Roof Attributes to define the roof attributes in Top/Plan view.

  4. The Roof Attributes dialog box opens. The roof attributes of an unstyled roof are initially set to the parameters displayed in the Attributes palette. If they are changed here, the Attributes palette reflects the changed attributes of the selected roof (after exiting the Roof Preferences dialog box).

    Fill, pen, opacity and drop shadow can be set by class rather than by the attributes in the Roof Attributes dialog box. If the roof class is changed later, the roof changes to use the attributes of the new class. Roof attributes cannot be overridden on a per-instance basis; if a roof style uses class attributes, all roofs of that style must use class attributes. However, roofs of the same roof style can be placed in different classes.

  5. Click OK to return to the Roof Preferences dialog box.

  6. Click the Insertion Options tab to set the roof class and energy analysis parameters

  7. Click the Textures tab to select textures for the roof parts.

  8. Click the Data tab to specify roof record information, which is also the IFC data that can be assigned when creating an IFC entity (edits to either the Data tab or the IFC entity edit the data in both locations). This information can be included in a roof style schedule. These fields are optional; enter text only where desired.

  9. Click Save Preferences as Roof Style.

  10. The Assign Name dialog box opens.

  11. Enter a unique name for the roof style and click OK.

  12. If the roof style name already exists, you are prompted to cancel and select a different name, or replace existing roofs with the roof style applied with the edited roof style. If you are replacing roof styles, the Roof Replacement dialog box opens; specify the roof replacement properties.

  13. The new roof style is saved with the file and is listed under Roof Styles in the Resource Manager as well as the Roof Style list in the Tool bar.

A new roof style can be created from an unstyled roof. Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on an unstyled roof, and select New Roof Style from Unstyled Roof from the context menu.

A new roof style can also be created from the Resource Manager. Click New Resource, select Roof Style, and then click Create. A roof style created in this way is not associated with the current roof preference setting, but can be applied later.

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Using Roof Styles

Concept: Resource Libraries

The Attributes Palette

Applying a Texture to an Object

Setting Class Properties

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