How To Draw Hip Roof In Autocad

For high school students studying architecture.

How to draw hip roof in autocad. To start drawing in the hipped roof draw lines at 45 degree angles from all the points on the roof as shown in blue. Click the ridge of the lower roof plane to join them together. Click on the ridge of the roof plane on the right side of the plan. Now we can draw in the ridge lines as shown.

Open the tool palette that contains the roof tool you want to use and select the tool. In the properties palette specify the shape and an overhang distance. Click the join roof planes edit button. In the drawing area specify the first point for the first roof edge.

Below is both the file and video tutorial on youtube on how to draw a roof plan in autocad. How to create roofing in autocad 2d. Alternatively you can click home tab build panel roof slab drop down roof. Autocad 3d 06 taper faces move faces.

In the home tab in the build panel click roof to start the roofadd command. You can study with my videos. The 45 degree angle lines represent the hips. Specify points on perimeter of the external wall.

Based on hip roof. In this step i have drawn in some dashed lines. This video will take you through how to work out where the hips valleys and ridges are located on a roof plan. Basic easy how to draw a roof plan in autocad tutorial hip roof plan part 1 duration.

Specify the second point to complete the first sloped roof edge. Please subscribe for more videos thank. The other 2 lines the horizontal and vertical line are there to make an imaginary box. This tutorial uses autocad to explain how to draw the roof plan but you can use any 2d cad software or even a pen and paper with ruler.

It is easier to snap to the outside edges of the building in plan view. On the properties palette select single slope for shape.