Roof properties

Wall settings from the Object Info palette apply to all gable or Dutch hip walls in the roof; to adjust each gable wall individually, use the Edit Roof Settings dialog box.

The fields in the Object Info palette are named similarly (but not always identically) to those in the Roof Preferences dialog box, and roughly reflect the order in which settings are entered in the dialog box, for ease of editing.

The roof parameters are described in Roof preferences. Only the parameters that are different are described here.

Parameter	Description
Bearing Inset	Specifies how far the bearing wall cuts into the roof
Thickness	Specifies the roof thickness (normally, this is the perpendicular thickness; when a roof has different slopes, the vertical thickness can be specified). When the roof face is styled, this parameter is not available.
Roof Face Joining	When a roof has different slopes, specify either miter or vertical cuts for the joins between faces
Eave Cut	Specify the cut type for the roof edge. ● Vertical: vertical fascia, angled soffit edges ● Horizontal: no fascia, horizontal soffit edges ● Double: vertical fascia, horizontal soffit edges ● Square: angled fascia, soffit edges
Vertical	For Double eave cut types, enter the vertical length of the eave
Dormer Settings	When a dormer has been added to the roof, specifies dormer parameters; see Editing dormer windows
Style	Displays the current roof style. You can convert the roof to unstyled or see Replacing roof styles from the Object Info palette or Editing roof styles
Wall Clipping	Indicates whether the roof is associated with a set of walls, and provides the ability to associate the roof with a set of walls, or disassociate walls from the roof
Components	For unstyled roofs, opens the Roof Components dialog box to define or edit roof components; see Creating roof components
Attic/Soffit/Fascia (Architect required)	See Adding roof accessories
Gable Walls	An alert displays if you change these settings; confirm that you want to override the original settings
Show Walls	When gable walls exist, specifies whether the gable wall shows or is invisible
Thickness	When gable walls exist, specifies the gable wall thickness
Dutch Hip Walls	An alert displays if you change these settings; confirm that you want to override the original settings
Show Walls	When Dutch hip walls exist, specifies whether the Dutch hip wall shows or is invisible
Thickness	When Dutch hip walls exist, specifies the Dutch hip wall thickness