Roof Plate Line

There are several ways to change the height of a roof plane.

Roof plate line.

Available only when picking walls. The main elements of the gable roof layout are the ridge beam common rafters and wall plate. 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. The top horizontal line of a building wall upon which the roof rests.

Roof slope is commonly represented as x in 12. In order for all the roof components to work they must be square parallel level and fixed down properly. Pitch can vary a great deal from a shallow slope up to a very steep pitch. Pitch is the slope or angle from the wall plate to the roof ridge line.

Plate offset from base. This height is relative to the base level of the roof. The height above the base level at which the wall and the roof meet. Which is equal to 1 4 or 1 3 the total span of the building not counting any overhang.

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. The default value is 0. Squaring and fixing the wall plates to the brickwork. Pitch for a gable roof the most common is generally 1 4 or 1 3.

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.