Insert Rafters

Insert Rafters

Insert Rafters - features for convenient and automatic placement of hip/valley rafters, ridges, girders and sleepers.

Rafters Configuration

Rafter Configuration – defines hip, valley, ridge, girder, and sleeper settings. These settings can be saved under different names and for different roofs.

Configuration Type – all settings are grouped separately for the main frame and for the roofing.

Type – select the family and type that will be used for hip, valley, ridge, girders, and sleepers. Sample families are included with Roof+ and may be loaded via Roof+ → Settings → Load Families.

Width (b) – shows b size of selected type.

Depth (h,d) – shows h or d size of selected type.

Marks – naming convention of framing members. You can set individual mark settings for each part of the frame for easy preparation of shop drawings. The column names are shared parameters that will be used later in schedules and tags.

Pay special attention to Framing Member Mark – the symbol used for marking framing elements.

These values will be automatically added to the frame after adding rafters.

Insert all Hip/Valley Rafters

Insert all Hip/Valley Rafters – inserts hip and valley rafters in selected roof. Before inserting, predefine hip and valley rafter types in Rafter Configuration.

Insert H/V Rafter between Roof Faces

Insert H/V Rafter between Roof Faces – inserts hip or valley rafters between two selected roof faces. Before inserting, predefine hip and valley rafter types in Rafter Configuration.

Insert all Hip/Valley Caps

Insert all Hip/Valley Caps – inserts hip and valley caps on selected roof. Before inserting, predefine hip and valley cap types in Rafter Configuration.

Insert H/V Cap between Roof Faces

Insert H/V Cap between Roof Faces – inserts hip or valley caps between two selected roof faces. Before inserting, predefine hip and valley cap types in Rafter Configuration.

Delete Hip/Valley Rafters

Delete Hip/Valley Rafters – deletes all hip and valley rafters and caps from roof.

Insert Ridge

Insert Ridge – inserts ridge beam in selected roof panel. Before inserting, predefine ridge type in Rafter Configuration.

Insert all Ridges

Insert all Ridges – inserts all ridges in selected roof. Before inserting, predefine ridge type in Rafter Configuration.

Insert Ridge Cap

Insert Ridge Cap – inserts ridge cap on selected roof panel. Before inserting, predefine ridge cap type in Rafter Configuration.

Insert all Ridge Caps

Insert all Ridge Caps – inserts all ridge caps on selected roof. Before inserting, predefine ridge cap type in Rafter Configuration.

Delete Ridge

Delete Ridge – deletes selected ridge beam and ridge cap.

Delete all Ridges

Delete all Ridges – deletes all ridge beams and ridge caps from roof.

Insert Girder

Insert Girder – inserts girder beam between two selected hip, valley, or common rafters.

Result:

Modify Girder

Modify Girder – modifies selected girder settings.

Delete all Girders

Delete all Girders – deletes all girder beams from roof.

Insert Sleeper

Insert Sleeper – inserts sleeper on selected roof face. Before inserting, predefine sleeper type in Rafter Configuration.

Delete Sleepers

Delete Sleepers – deletes all sleepers from roof.

Set Lowest Framing Point

Set Lowest Framing Point – reads Delta_Z instance parameter value from selected joist and, after clicking Update Frame, this value is changed accordingly for the other joists of the selected frame. Selected joist’s Delta_Z parameter becomes 0.

Split/Update Roof Panels

Split/Update Roof Panels – splits or updates panels for selected roof. Every roof slope will be recreated as a separate roof segment for proper roof framing.

Result: Selected single roof is split into separate roof segments.

Delete Roof Panels

Delete Roof Panels – deletes all roof panels from selected roof.