Roofs and shapes
Roof shapes and eaves, and ready-made shapes for gardens and streets.
Roofs
Select the face to build on (usually the top), then choose Roof:
| Roof | Looks like |
|---|---|
| Gable | Two slopes and triangular end walls. The classic British house. |
| Hipped | Slopes on all four sides. |
| Half-hipped | A gable with its top corner clipped. |
| Pyramid | Four slopes meeting at a point. |
| Lean-to | One slope, for extensions and sheds. |
| Mansard | Steep lower slopes and a flatter top. |
| Gambrel | A barn roof, two slopes each side. |
Rise is the height of the ridge above the face. Eaves is how far the roof overhangs the walls (0 for a flush roof). Run the other way turns the ridge.
Nothing is guessed
A roof is only ever added when you pick one, and it's ordinary faces afterwards. Switch to Edges and drag the ridge with Move to change its height.
Shapes
Shapes adds ready-made pieces. Tick Add as a new object to make a separate object instead of adding to the current one.
- Basic: cube, block, plane, cylinder, cone, sphere, wedge, triangle, pyramid, half cylinder, steps, archway.
- Street and garden: paving, garden wall, fence panel, hedge, kerb, bollard, planter, tree, lamp post.
- Building: chimney, dormer, porch canopy, door step, window sill.
All shapes are low poly and stand on the ground. Use Move and Scale to place and size them.