How To Draw A Roof

In this tutorial i will explain how to draw and draft a hip roof plan.

How to draw a roof.

Odd roof types dormers. Use the line tool to draw a vertical edge from the midpoint of your roof to the angled guide you created 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. 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. Carry this line beyond that point up into the sky of your composition. Draw an x criss cross from all the corners in the front square. Draw in all the various intersections that are a result of the various roof pitches coming together.

Step 12 draw a line from the front vertical line to the right vanishing point. As you can see the 2 lines to the top left of the image are just drawn in approximately. We will determine there length in the next step. Without them the house drawing may look like a toy.

Draw two edges from the top of your vertical line to the corners of your roof. Draw lines for the overhangs at the front and rear of the house. Next draw a line representing the overhang at the side of the house. 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. Very easy drawing step by step it is a clear cut easily understood detailed method to help you. Erase the vertical edge you drew in step 3 and the guide you drew in step 2. 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.

Use the following steps to draw a roof. Step 10 draw an x to all the corners in the back square. In the drawing area angle icons identify which lines of the sketch define slope. The internal roof lines are called valleys and the external roof lines are the hips as shown.

I use autocad to do this but you can use any 2d drafting package or even pen or penc. Make a note concerning the run off that will occur with these slopes and ravines. Such details are important. Click and drag from one corner of the wall top to the other.

Push pull back your triangular gable. Position disc on wall top before drawing. 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. Doms zoom ultimate dark pencil visit to m.

The roof cap overhangs the house in front and back and on both sides.