Design SuiteRoof 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.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

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

Opens the Roof Components dialog box. For unstyled roofs, edits the roof components; for styled roofs, edits only the texture settings (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

Roof Data 

Opens the Roof Data dialog box to specify roof information (see the Data tab in Roof preferences)

Editing roof objects

 

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