To Create a Roof Tool

Use this procedure to create a roof tool and add it to a tool palette. You may want to create your own roof tools if you are placing multiple roofs that have the same properties.

For example, you are creating an office building that has a multi-peaked roof. Although the entire roof is single sloped, each peak has a different slope. To work efficiently, you can create a roof tool for each slope, and select the appropriate tool to place the roofs with the correct slope on each area of the building.

  1. Open the tool palette on which to create a tool.
  2. Create the tool:
    If you want to… Then…
    create a tool from a roof in the drawing select the object, and drag it to the tool palette.
    copy a tool in the current tool palette right-click the tool, and click Copy. Right-click, and click Paste.
    copy a tool from another tool palette open the other tool palette, right-click the tool, and click Copy. Reopen the palette where you want to add the tool, right-click, and click Paste.
    copy a tool from the Content Browser click Home tabBuild panelTools drop-downContent Browser , and locate the tool you want to copy. Position the cursor over the i-drop handle, and drag the tool to the tool palette.
  3. Right-click the new tool, and click Properties.
  4. Enter a name for the tool.
  5. Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the tool, and click OK.
  6. Expand Basic, and expand General.
  7. Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the roof created from this tool, and click OK.
  8. Specify a layer key and any layer key overrides if you do not want to use the layer assignments specified in the layer key style used in the drawing.
  9. Specify roof settings:
    If you want to… Then…
    change the thickness value expand Dimensions, and enter a value for Thickness.
    change the type of edge expand Dimensions, and select a new setting for Edge cut.
    change the roof shape expand Next Edge, and select a new setting for Shape.
    add or remove the overhang, or change the overhang value expand Next Edge, and enter a value for Overhang.
    change the plate height expand Lower Slope, and enter a value for Plate Height.
    change the upper height for a double slope roof expand Upper Slope, and enter a value for Upper Height.
    change the rise or slope angle for each slope expand Lower Slope, or Upper Slope for a double slope roof, and enter a value for Rise or Slope.
  10. Click OK.

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