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.