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Saltbox Roofs

A saltbox is a type of gable roof with different pitches on each of the two roof planes and an offset ridge. Assign a different pitch to the two roof planes in the Wall Specification dialog for the wall supporting each one.

To create a saltbox roof
  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. With the Select Objects tool, double-click the lower horizontal wall. On the Roof tab of the Wall Specification dialog, remove the check from High Shed/Gable Wall and change the pitch to 12 in 12. Click OK to close the Wall Specification dialog.
  4. Select and open the upper horizontal wall for specification and change the pitch to 3 in 12.
  5. Leave the Full Gable Wall box checked for the two vertical walls.
  6. Click the Build Roof tool, check Build Roof Planes, and click OK in the Build Roof dialog.



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