Drawing Roof Plans
How to draw roof plans step 1.
Drawing roof plans. Roof truss plan view drawings. A roof plan is a view from the top of the house that shows the geometry in flat view of a roof. The roof plan is sometimes overlooked on some plans but it is a very important feature to a complete set of plans. Drawing a roof plan isn t a difficult task if you already have a grasp of basic drafting.
Use the following steps to draw a roof. The roof lines ridgelines hip lines valley lines gable and eaves overhang lines at the ends of building sections and at junctions provide information regarding the required shape of the roof. Click and drag from one corner of the wall top to the other. Cursor changes to a transparent disc to gauge drawing height position disc on wall top before drawing.
It is important to identify the load bearing walls on which the roof trusses will be supported in the following plan view drawings all load bearing walls are shown shaded. Measure a roof pitch or a roofing slope that will identify the angles of the roof in relation to both vertical. Create a structure to put the roof on. In this tutorial i will explain how to draw and draft a hip roof plan.
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