How To Draw A Hip Roof In Sketchup

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How to draw a hip roof in sketchup.

Selecting just a face produces a hip roof. Most gabled roofs have eaves so you probably need to create them for your building. Click on the path roof surface to select then click on the follow me tool and then click on the profile triangle roof piece. Architects and builders often express angles as rise over run.

In this tutorial learn how to model several different kinds of roofs in sketchup. If you did it right you will see some funky structures on your roof. This video accompanies google sketchup for dummies by aidan chopra. I started the sketchup essentials as a place to share easy to follow sketchup tutorials and tips to help everyone harness the power of 3d modeling in their lives.

I started using sketchup as part of my work as a general contractor in 2008. How to use intersect with model to quickly create a hip roof. How to construct hip roofs in sketchup. To produce a roof form with a gable select an edge in addition to the face then run the script.

It slopes in all directions. There are several different strategies for how to model these kinds of roo. By default the script produces an entirely hipped roof. Use the protractor tool to create an angled guide at the corner of your roof.

This will create the roof over the structure to include the eaves. Create a roof overhang.