Roof Plate Line

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

Roof plate line.

In order for all the roof components to work they must be square parallel level and fixed down properly. This parameter is enabled when a roof boundary line is created using pick walls. There are several ways to change the height of a roof plane. The height above the base level at which the wall and the roof meet.

Pitch can vary a great deal from a shallow slope up to a very steep pitch. 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. Available only when picking walls. Plate offset from base.

The default value is 0. The top horizontal line of a building wall upon which the roof rests. They are cut to the same length as the brickwork they sit on a half lap joint is great for the corners to be fixed to one another. Adjusts the horizontal offset of the line from its associated wall.

Squaring and fixing the wall plates to the brickwork. 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. Roof planes generate on the wall top plates which are governed by the ceiling height specified in a given room or floor. This height is relative to the base level of the roof.

Pitch for a gable roof the most common is generally 1 4 or 1 3.