6. Shingles

Automatic tool for placing shingles on complex roofs. Using presets

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.