To Create a Gable Roof

Use this procedure to add a gable roof that has the properties specified in the roof tool that you select. You can create a single sloped roof and set each edge to gable as needed. You can specify a slope for the gable ends to create a hip.

Viewing a gable roof end

Note: You can create a gable on an existing roof by gripping any ridge line point and stretching it past the roof edge.

1. Open the tool palette that contains the roof tool you want to use, and select the tool.

   Alternatively, you can click Home tabBuild panelRoof Slab drop-downRoof.

2. On the Properties palette, select Single slope for Shape.
3. In the drawing area, specify the first point for the first roof edge.
4. Specify the second point to complete the first sloped roof edge.
5. On the Properties palette, select Gable for Shape.
6. In the drawing area, specify the next point to create a gable roof edge.
7. Select Single slope for Shape.
8. Specify the next point to create a sloped roof edge.
9. Select Gable slope for Shape.
10. Specify additional points as needed to define the roof, and press Enter.

    To create a clipped gable roof, you first need to convert the gabled roof to roof slabs.