How To Draw Hip Roof Elevation

To create a hip roof select build wall straight exterior wall from the menu and draw four connecting walls to form an enclosed area.

How to draw hip roof elevation.

To start drawing in the hipped roof draw lines at 45 degree angles from all the points on the roof as shown in blue. Cabinetwork fireplaces roofs design and construction original format. Use the following steps to draw a roof. The roof plans have been rotated through 90o clockwise so that the view illustrated by the elevation reflects the lower side of the plan drawing above it.

Create a structure to put the roof on. Select build roof build roof from the menu to open the build roof dialog. In this step i have drawn in some dashed lines. Roof plan front elevation left side elevation rear elevations right side elevation interior details topics.

Odd roof types dormers. The hip end of the central section of the roof plan is visible in the elevation drawing behind the front hip end. Gable shed hip gambrel etc. In this example a simple rectangle is drawn.

540mm x 920mm item identifier. The 45 degree angle lines represent the hips. The slope on the back side of the roof over the wing b should have the same slope as the back side of the main hip roof and therefore the lower part of the. Position disc on wall top before drawing.

Part 2 in this tutorial i will explain how to draw and draft a hip roof plan. How to develop the position of your hip valleys and ridges in an elevation. Now we can draw in the ridge lines as shown. Draw a second cad line below and parallel to the first one.

177 until it intersects the hip line of the main roof g and then drawing the valley line f. To draw the roof for each elevation view first consider whether your roof will overhang and drop below the exterior wall on the elevation plan you are currently drafting. Click and drag from one corner of the wall top to the other. The roof lines can be of many styles.

The other 2 lines the horizontal and vertical line are there to make an imaginary box. Cursor changes to a transparent disc to gauge drawing height. I use autocad to do this but you can use any 2d drafting package or even pe. How to develop the position of your hip valleys and ridges in an elevation.