Easily creates roofs with various parameters in sketchup plugin name.
How to make a gable roof with a pitch sketchup.
It also shows an alternate method for modeling the same roof using push pull.
This tutorial teaches you how to use the move tool to extrude parts of the model.
Watch this tutorial to find out how to make a basic roof in google sketchup the easy to use 3d modelling tool.
For example a 4 12 pronounced 4 in 12 roof slope rises 4 feet for every 12 feet it runs a 1 12 slope is very shallow and a 12 12 slope is very steep when using the protractor tool sketchup s measurements box understands angles.
Draw two edges from the top of your vertical line to the corners of your roof.
Push pull back your triangular gable.
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Erase the vertical edge you drew in step 3 and the guide you drew in step 2.
2 use the protractor tool to create an angled guide at the corner of your roof.