Sketchup Roof How To

This video features the push pull move and offset tool.

Sketchup roof how to.

Use the line tool to draw a vertical edge from the midpoint of your roof to the angled guide you created in step 2. Easily creates roofs with various parameters in sketchup plugin name. Check out our other tutorials at http tara. Watch this tutorial to find out how to make a basic roof in google sketchup the easy to use 3d modelling tool.

When using the protractor tool sketchup s measurements box understands angles expressed as ratios as well as those expressed in degrees. Use the line tool to draw a vertical edge from the midpoint of your roof to the angled guide you created in step 2. The point at which your edge and your guide meet is the height of your roof ridge. Draw two edges from the top of your vertical line to the corners of your roof.

Push pull back your triangular gable. This creates two triangular faces. Learn how to build a roof and add details with basic skills in sketchup. 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.