Roof Plate Line

The main elements of the gable roof layout are the ridge beam common rafters and wall plate.

Roof plate line.

Pitch is the slope or angle from the wall plate to the roof ridge line. Plate offset from base. Roof planes generate on the wall top plates which are governed by the ceiling height specified in a given room or floor. Roof slope is commonly represented as x in 12.

Which is equal to 1 4 or 1 3 the total span of the building not counting any overhang. You can for example specify a new baseline height in the roof plane s specification dialog or select and move the baseline in a 3d view. The default value is 0. Available only when picking walls.

Pitch for a gable roof the most common is generally 1 4 or 1 3. This height is relative to the base level of the roof. Pitch can vary a great deal from a shallow slope up to a very steep pitch. Squaring and fixing the wall plates to the brickwork.

The height above the base level at which the wall and the roof meet. In order for all the roof components to work they must be square parallel level and fixed down properly. Adjusts the horizontal offset of the line from its associated wall. For example a roof slope that rises 6 inches for every 12 inches of run is said to have a slope of 6 in 12 or simply six twelve.

This parameter is enabled when a roof boundary line is created using pick walls.