Roofs · Beginner · 0:40
Explore more roof types
Try half-hip, northlight, M-roof, mansard and barrel forms in the room roof controls.
Before you start: Start with a room in your drawing. The Draw your first room lesson explains the basics.
British male AI narration · English captions · Fictional demonstration project
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0:00Half-hip and northlight
The second row in Roof and ceiling contains more roof forms. Half-hip adds clipped ends. Northlight creates a repeated sawtooth profile. Select a button to apply that form to the room.
0:14M-roof and mansard
M-roof is the double-pile option, with two ridges and a valley between them. Mansard changes the slope near the roof edges. Watch the 3D model as you compare the two forms.
0:27Try a barrel vault
Barrel gives the roof a curved profile. Choose the overall form first, then adjust the settings shown below it. These roof choices let you represent more than a simple flat-roof building.
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