Typing 6 12 yields a slope of 6 in 12.
Gable roof plugin sketchup.
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For example a 4 12 pronounced 4 in 12 roof slope rises 4 feet for every 12 feet it runs a 1 12 slope is very shallow and a 12 12 slope is very steep.
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This sketchup roof plugin roof by tig allows you to create multiple different kinds of roofs quickly and easily in sketchup.
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This is much faster than manually creating roofs with native tools.
Use the line tool to draw a vertical edge from the midpoint of your roof to the angled guide you created in step 2.
Sketchup extensions for architecture roof by tig easy free roof creation roof by tig is a sketchup extension that allows you to quickly create roofs from faces inside your models.
When using the protractor tool sketchup s measurements box understands angles expressed as ratios as well as those expressed in degrees.
It will remove unused geometry reduce the number of polygons to the necessary minimum and fix all errors in the file.
It s a free plugin that helps you keep your scene in order.
Push pull back your triangular gable.
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Download tig roof and more in the architecture extensions guide.
Draw two edges from the top of your vertical line to the corners of your roof.
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Erase the vertical edge you drew in step 3 and the guide you drew in step 2.
A dutch gable rafter roof with hip and ridge.