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Mansard Roofs

A mansard roof is a hip roof with two slopes on the roof sections above each of the four walls. The second slope begins at the same height above each wall. The upper slope is usually quite gentle and the lower slope, much steeper.

To convert the half hip roof to a mansard
  1. Click on the floor plan view window to make it the active view.
  2. Click the Roof Tools parent button, then Delete Roof Planes .
  3. Group select all four walls, open them for specification, and on the Roof tab of the Wall Specification dialog specify the following settings:
    • Clear the Full Gable Wall box.
    • Make the Lower Pitch 24 in 12.
    • Specify an Upper Pitch of 1.5 in 12.
    • Set the Start Height to 132 inches.
  4. Click the Build Roof tool, check Build Roof Planes, and click OK in the Build Roof dialog.



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