Select a reference roof surface on the floor plan. Rafters will be automatically placed on top of it. When creating rafters, the bottom plane of the roof serves as a reference plane. To display the RoofMaker commands in a separate floating toolbox, choose Design > Roof Extras > RoofMaker > Show RoofMaker Toolbox.Įach command is described in the sections below: The object is then placed with one or more clicks, or is placed automatically, depending on the object type. If you change the current pencolor, all the subsequently placed elements will have the new color.
The current pencolor set for the Object is used by default. Surfaces and a layer can be assigned to all elements. To place a trimmer (blocking), a collar beam or a tie beam, two corresponding rafters must be selected (opposite rafters for a collar beam or a tie beam, and rafters in the same roof surface for a trimmer).Īfter choosing the command for the placement of an object, a dialog box opens in which certain parameters concerning the object itself can be set. This way, you can use the roof to cut elements that are standing upon the rafters (e.g., Posts). We recommend setting the roof thickness equal to the general cross-section height of the rafters. The definition of elements, with or without overhang, uses this reference line as a basis. You will then be able to select roof surfaces individually.Īlthough the placement of roof construction elements using RoofMaker works using other methods, we strongly recommend setting the reference line of the roof to the upper exterior edge of the wall beneath (as handled by ARCHICAD’s Complex Roof Placement Method). If multiple roof surfaces are grouped, you must first ungroup them using the Edit > Grouping > Ungroup. To place rafters, ridges or purlins (beams), a single roof surface has to be selected. (When placing ridges, you already know the thickness of the purlin when placing rafters you already know the thickness of purlins, hip and valley rafters, etc.) This way you can easily keep track of all the connecting elements. We recommend that you begin modeling the roof construction with the purlins and continue with the hip rafters/valley rafters before placing the rafters. The Roof Wizard is a RoofMaker function that allows you to create entire roof constructions quickly and easily.įor more information, see Using the Roof Wizard. Technically, RoofMaker is an ARCHICAD Add-On and is loaded with ARCHICAD on startup.Īfter placement, roof construction elements behave like ordinary Objects and can be modified. RoofMaker can be accessed from the Design > Roof Extras menu. RoofMaker allows you to add GDL Object-based elements to specific parts of your design in order to enhance them in 3D views and Section/Elevation/IE windows.
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