Hip Tip 3d roof in AutoCAD 2004…2010
As this Hip Tip is of interest to allmost of the AutoCAD users here is the post in English.
Now updated! 
Update to an old post see here http://topcadexperts.com/?p=505 of Jan 26, 2007 @ 12:45
Em Português veja aqui http://topcadexperts.net/2005/06/como_criar_um_t.html Jun 20, 2005 @ 16:24
Draw a closed polyline of the roof contour. (see picture)
Measures are in meters. Put it in an isometric view.
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If you want to see what is possible to do see this complementary information. For a step by step more "classic" roof have a look down please. 
see next picture
kindly see the next picture to go ahead.
and finaly…
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Extrude the polyline as text in the picture
If you want a roof with an inclination of 15 degrees you must introduce in the taper angle 90 –15 = 75 .
Now we need to close the top of the roof.
How? Using the Solids Editing toolbar we will chose Offset Faces.
And then we will proceed as in the following picture We can get one of these results… 
Or to Offset faces only 1 meter and then the result will be this
Use your imagination to explore the potential of AutoCAD.
Categories: 3D, AutoCAD, English Tags: AutoCAD, autocad 2004, autocad 2005, autocad 2006, autocad 2007, autocad 2008, autocad 2009, autocad 2010, roof, roof 3d, roof 3d in autocad, roof autocad
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