Roof Geometry Tutorial

Usages vary slightly from region to region or from one builder or architect to another.

Roof geometry tutorial.

Additionally roof pitch can impact the positioning of gutters at the bottom edge of the roof so that water is properly collected and carried away. I use autocad to do this but you can use any 2d drafting package or even pen or penc. In this tutorial i will explain how to draw and draft a hip roof plan. Basic geometry 1 8 to be completed before attendance on the sbem 1 day course the basic geometry series of tutorials explain how to create and modify the blocks used to define building geometry in designbuilder.

Roof terminology is also not rigidly defined. The pitch of a roof plays a role in determining what roofing materials are appropriate what sort of ventilation options exist and the cost of labor to repair or replace the roof. Review of basic geometry pythagoras theorem and similar triangles needed for roof calculations. Roof shapes differ greatly from region to region.

This video is unavailable. This video shows you how to geometrically develop the 8 bevels required to cut a hip roof. This video is unavailable. The main factors which influence the shape of roofs are the climate and the materials available for roof structure and the outer covering.

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