Draw in all the various intersections that are a result of the various roof pitches coming together.
How to draw a roof.
Draw lines for the overhangs at the front and rear of the house.
Erase the vertical edge you drew in step 3 and the guide you drew in step 2.
Step 11 draw a vertical line thru the center of the x and draw the front one as high as you want the roof to be.
Measure a roof pitch or a roofing slope that will identify the angles of the roof in relation to both vertical and horizontal rises from the structure.
The roof cap overhangs the house in front and back and on both sides.
Use the line tool to draw a vertical edge from the midpoint of your roof to the angled guide you created in step 2.
Create a structure to put the roof on.
Such details are important.
We will determine there length in the next step.
Doms zoom ultimate dark pencil visit to m.
Carry this line beyond that point up into the sky of your composition.
When editing the roof sketch select the edge or edges you would like to slope and select defines slope on the options bar.
Draw a line from the front top corner of the wall to the top of the line you drew to set up the height of the roof.
Draw two edges from the top of your vertical line to the corners of your roof.
I use autocad to do this but you can use any 2d drafting package or even pen or penc.
Use the following steps to draw a roof.
Odd roof types dormers.
Draw an x criss cross from all the corners in the front square.
Click and drag from one corner of the wall top to the other.
In the drawing area angle icons identify which lines of the sketch define slope.
Here you will want to establish your vanishing point for the inclined angle.
Step 12 draw a line from the front vertical line to the right vanishing point.
Push pull back your triangular gable.
To start drawing in the hipped roof draw lines at 45 degree angles from all the points on the roof as shown in blue.
Cursor changes to a transparent disc to gauge drawing height.
Next draw a line representing the overhang at the side of the house.
Very easy drawing step by step it is a clear cut easily understood detailed method to help you.
The internal roof lines are called valleys and the external roof lines are the hips as shown.
To create a sloped roof in revit modify the footprint sketch of the roof by selecting and specifying the slope defining edges of the roof.
As you can see the 2 lines to the top left of the image are just drawn in approximately.
Make a note concerning the run off that will occur with these slopes and ravines.
Position disc on wall top before drawing.
Without them the house drawing may look like a toy.
