Creating Hip and Valley Rafters

To create hip and valley rafters:

1. In the Roof Framer dialog box, click the Hips/Valleys tab, and select Create Hips and Valleys.

2. Specify the hip and valley rafter parameters.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Hip/Valley Size	Specifies the size of the hip and valley rafters in width x height, in current file units. Sizes can be edited by selecting Edit List (see Custom Frame Element Sizes).
Set top of Hips and Valleys to
Top of Roof object/component	Matches the tops of the hip and valley rafters to the top of the roof object, or to the top of the component selected in Use Roof Components
Bottom of Roof object/component	Treats the roof object as a roof deck and matches the tops of the hip and valley rafters to the bottom of the roof, or to the bottom of the component selected in Use Roof Components
Class	To control appearance and visibility, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing or create a new class (see Creating Classes)
Classes	Edits class attributes
Object Attributes	Specifies the hip and valley rafter attributes

3. Click OK to create the hip and valley rafters.

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Setting Class Properties

Framing a Roof

Custom Frame Element Sizes

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