Adding and Deleting Roofs

The Roofing Assistant

The Roofing Assistant helps you add a standard roof to your building.

1 – Roofing templates.

2 – Magnification slider.

3 – Soffit type. You can also change it in the Object Properties tab of the Inspector.

4 – Preview of your project with the added roof. You can rotate the picture with the mouse.

5 – Roof orientation. You can turn the roof in 90 degree increments.

6 – Zoom and live rotation controls for the preview.

Adding a Roof

To add a roof together with a new storey:

1. Select the upper storey of your building (1) in the Building Properties tab of the Inspector.
   
   
2. Click button (2) in the Inspector to open the Roofing Assistant.
   
   The following steps are to be made in the Roofing Assistant described above.
   
   
3. Click on a roofing thumbnail (1) to select the roofing type.
   
   
4. Set up the Roof Orientation (5).
   
   
5. Choose the type of the soffit (3).
   
   
6. Click the OK button.

To add a roof in the current storey:

1. Select a storey (1) in the Building Properties tab of the Inspector.
   
   
2. In the Inspector, click button (2) and hold it to have the pop-up menu open.
   
   
3. Choose Add AutoRoof on the Current Storey (3) to open the Roofing Assistant.
   
   The following steps are to be made in the Roofing Assistant described above.
   
   
4. Click on a roofing thumbnail (1) to select the roofing type.
   
   
5. Set up the Roof Orientation (5).
   
   
6. Choose the type of the soffit (3).
   
   
7. Click the OK button.

Once a roof is added, you can change its properties using the Inspector.

After a roof has been added, the corresponding button in the Inspector changes its function from adding to removing.

Deleting a Roof

To delete a roof:

1. In the Building Properties tab of the Inspector, select the storey where the roof is located.
   
   
2. Choose Edit > Building > Remove AutoRoof from the Current Storey.

To delete a roof together with the storey, in the Building Properties tab of the Inspector:

1. Select the storey.
   
   
2. Click the Delete Current Storey button.