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Roof Basics

Roof Basics

Video No. 5447

Learn how to create roofs in Chief Architect using the automatic build roof tool and how to use the manual roof tools to create and edit roof planes, change the wall properties for gable and hip roofs, learn about gambrel, shed and other roof styles.

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8:33 Library Browser Overview

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14:54 Default Settings Summary

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5:03 Setting Preferences

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28:23 Schedules Overview

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