6.2 – Accessories – Roof & Ceiling

• Instantly create accurate roofing extra. Gutters and fascia, ridge caps, soffit linings, barge board, verge linings, roof battens, 3d sheeting and roof plans with slope arrows- all at the press of one button
• The make a few more clicks to create complex gable ends, continuous gutters up barges, add downpipes and more.. Even a full 3d roof frame.
• ‘PROFILES’ ArchiCAD allows for profiles in objects. So you can now use the ArchiCAD profile editor to create gutter and fascia profiles and have the 4D Roofing tool automatically apply them to the roof edges.
• You can now apply custom sheeting profiles to your roof.
• Gutters can now extend up gable and spandrel ends
• Realistic Valleys and Ridge caps.

Key updates include:

• The ability to create barge boards and other edge treatments around the entire roof plane. Ridges can be barges, barges can be gutters, apron flashings, and secret flashings can be applied to almost any edge. All edges and angles are fully parametric

• Tile and shingle surfaces can now have a random set out using up to 4 different materials. Making for very eye-catching results

• Improved ridge cappings around gable ends, as any edge can now be hidden

• Flashings can be created against walls

• A new roof edges page allows edges to be selected in the UI, eliminating the need for clumsy hotspots in the plan (though they are still available if preferred). You can select from various edge types

• New pre-set roof types for skillion, standard hip and valley, gables etc. You can also then setup exposed eaves, downpipe sizes, tiled and tin with a button click

• An updated interface for most of the settings – The gutters, flashings, ridge caps and more are all now editable
• New tiled, square, flat and rolled ridge cappings, along with new barge capping types. With the flashings we now have Apron, Secret and a Dashed with a flashing option, which can be easily added to any edge
• New roof covering types. We now have a curved tile and shingles. And they are all now fully editable, meaning you can set the size of your tile – length, width and thickness
• The help file has been updated with detailed instructions on the new features of the 4D Roofing – as well as the migration options moving from the old 4D Roofing
• Improved cutting of roof cover into gutters and around holes
• Roof plans can be set to show any of the custom flashing widths
• Rolled Ridge caps now have an extra detailed option
• All segment angles are editable
• Apron flashings have a vertical angle cut option and can be stretched via hotspot
• Timber fascia options improved, which creates more accurate exposed eaves
• Full gables no longer need barge boards removed and lining finishes are much more accurate
• Setting roof cover to tiled or tin will automatically change batten size
• Improved handling of building materials for roof framing option
• Improved gutter end handling – no hotspots required, simply select the edge in the interface
• Editing can be done via 3d hotspots – very handy in elevations. (2d hotspots are still active – but simplified)
• Improved soffit plan lines