Create a structure to put the roof on.
Drawing roof plans.
Roof truss plan view drawings.
In wireframe drag.
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.
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.
Cursor changes to a transparent disc to gauge drawing height position disc on wall top before drawing.
How to draw roof plans step 1.
In this tutorial i will explain how to draw and draft a hip roof plan.
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.
Use the following steps to draw a roof.
I use autocad to do this but you can use any 2d drafting package or even pen or penc.
Click and drag from one corner of the wall top to the other.