Hip/Valley Rafter
The ridges are the section where the roof surfaces intersect along a straight line. With the intersection of the roof surfaces rising from the eaves that are not parallel to each other, the hip/valley rafter occur.
Hip/valley rafter is created with the hip/valley rafter command. Hip/valley rafters are created with a single click on the roof break lines.
Location of Hip/Valley Rafter Command
In the Architectural Program
You can access it under the ribbon menu Home tab Roof title.
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In Structural Program
You can access it under the ribbon menu Objects tab Roof title.
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Hip/Valley Rafter Settings Dialog
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Specifications |
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Width ![]() The width of the hip/valley rafter section is entered. |
Height ![]() The height of the hip/valley rafter section is entered. |
Elevations ![]() The elevation of the hip/valley rafter is found automatically by the program and is placed on the lines where the hip/valley rafter and roof surfaces intersect. If the elevation value here is zero, the hip/valley rafter is tangent to the lower face of the roof covering. If a positive level is entered, the hip/valley rafter moves up, if a negative level is entered, it moves down. |
Cut rafters ![]() When marked, it cuts the rafters it coincides with. |
Usage Steps
To draw a hip/valley rafter:
Click the Hip/Valley Rafter icon in the ribbon menu .
Click with the left mouse button on the roof breaking line where you want to create a hip/valley rafter.
The Hip/Valley Rafter dialog will be displayed. Make the necessary settings here and press the OK button.
The hip/valley rafter drawing will be completed.
Build the other hip/valley rafter with the above process order.
Usage step |
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Selecting the roof surface intersection when in the hip/valley rafter command ![]() |
Creation of hip/valley rafter previews ![]() |
Making settings in the dialog hip/valley rafter settings - entering the hip/valley rafter width 15 ![]() |
Preview change according to the entered value ![]() |
Formation of the hip/valley rafter ![]() |
Formation of the hip/valley rafters ![]() ![]() |
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