Sketchup How To Make A Hip Roof

How to use intersect with model to quickly create a hip roof.

Sketchup how to make a hip roof.

To build a hip roof start by measuring the width and height of the building you re putting the roof on. Most gabled roofs have eaves so you probably need to create them for your building. For example a 4 12 pronounced 4 in 12 roof slope rises 4 feet for every 12 feet it runs a 1 12 slope is very shallow and a 12 12 slope is very steep when using the protractor tool sketchup s measurements box understands angles. This video accompanies google sketchup for dummies by aidan chopra.

So that the jack rafters get a full bearing at the top. Then enter those measurements into an online roofing calculator to determine how long each common rafter will need to be. The hip rafter is dropped and off center so that it lines up with the roof planes. Next once you know the lengths of the rafters cut some wooden planks to size and make birdsmouth cuts in each one so.

Make the slopes on all four sides the same. In terms of setting out your roof make sure that the hip rafters are at 45 degrees to the wall plate. The hip roof combines a 12 12 pitch with a 6 12 pitch. To download the model for free click thi.

2 use the protractor tool to create an angled guide at the corner of your roof. Easily creates roofs with various parameters in sketchup plugin name. This clip shows how to draw a realistic hip roof and its accessories with sketchup s native tools and free plugins. Hip roofs don t have rakes which makes them a lot less complicated to model.

Architects and builders often express angles as rise over run ratios. In this case the birdsmouth cut is 3 5 for all jack and common rafters and the overhang is 12 all the way around. Believe it or not building a hip roof is easier than building a gabled one in sketchup. Create a roof overhang.