Here i demonstrate how i make and complete a typical roof in sketchup.
Sketchup how to add a roof.
By aidan chopra.
This particular roof has both a gable 2 gables and a hip.
Home builders sometimes go a little crazy creating gabled roofs with dozens of different pitches slopes dormers eaves and other doodads that make modeling them in google sketchup a nightmare.
You can approach the construction of a gabled roof in google sketchup in a bunch of ways every sketchup expert has her favorite but one method in particular works well consistently.
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Easily creates roofs with various parameters in sketchup plugin name.
This video accompanies google sketchup for dummies by aidan chopra.
Most gabled roofs have eaves so you probably need to create them for your building.
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This clip shows how to draw a realistic hip roof and its accessories with sketchup s native tools and free plugins.
Create a roof overhang.
Watch this tutorial to find out how to make a basic roof in google sketchup the easy to use 3d modelling tool.