A roof plan is a view from the top of the house that shows the geometry in flat view of a roof.
Drawing roof plans.
The roof lines ridgelines hip lines valley lines gable and eaves overhang lines at the ends of building sections and at junctions provide information regarding the required shape of the roof.
Use the following steps to draw a roof.
Be accurate with these.
Measure a roof pitch or a roofing slope that will identify the angles of the roof in relation to both vertical.
Drawing a roof plan isn t a difficult task if you already have a grasp of basic drafting.
How to draw roof plans step 1.
Cursor changes to a transparent disc to gauge drawing height position disc on wall top before drawing.
Create a structure to put the roof on.
It is important to identify the load bearing walls on which the roof trusses will be supported in the following plan view drawings all load bearing walls are shown shaded.
I use autocad to do this but you can use any 2d drafting package or even pen or penc.
Roof truss plan view drawings.
Create an exact replica of the floor plan or footprint of the home on your graph paper.
In wireframe drag.