6. Shingles

Automatic tool for placing shingles on complex roofs. Using presets

Using: Shingles, Auto parenting

Preset Library parameters:

• File, Directory: location of the shingle roof preset in Shape Library

• [New Preset]: new empty preset is created

• [Save Preset]: active preset is saved

• [Delete Preset]: active preset is deleted

• [New Dir]: new empty preset directory is deleted.

• [Delete Dir]: active preset directory is deleted. It must be empty!

Preset parameters:

• Allow Shingle Scaling: it allows scaling of shingles to best fit the roof size at the price of unrealistic shingle sizes.

• Fix Vert Overlay: enables fixed (constant) vertical overlapping of shingles.

• Horiz Overlay: shingles overlap distance in horizontal direction. Negative values makes gaps.

• Horiz Drift: horizontal drifting of shingles relative to previous row.

• Horiz Overhang: overhang over opened edges of roof in horizontal direction.

• Vert Overlay: shingles overlap distance in vertical direction. Negative values makes gaps.

• Vert Overhang: overhang over opened edges of roof in vertical direction.

• Top Overlay: overlap distance of Ridge shingles. Negative values makes gaps.

• Top Overhang: ridge shingles overhang over opened roof tops.

• Top Offset: vertical distance between roof top and Ridge shingles.

• Slope Overlay: overlap distance of Slope shingles. Negative values makes gaps.

• Slope Offset: distance between roof edge and Slope shingles.

• Barge Overlay: overlap distance of Left-Right barge shingles. Negative values makes gaps.

• Barge Overhang: Left-Right barge shingles horizontal overhang over opened edge of the roof.

• Barge Offset: distance between roof edge and barge shingles.

• Inner Offset: offset between shingles in inner edges of the roof.