OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Tree hierarchy: ... > Roof > Roof section

Roof section tree objects are hierarchically organized under roof objects.



The Roof section object, when selected, provides an entry point to the roof data on the Properties For: Roof section dialog. Here, you can view basic roof section data such as the parent roof design as well as the level (elevation) of the roof and its pitch value.

Roof section pop-up menu

The Roof section tree object provides context for additional options on the following pop-up menu:

SettingDescription
Design roof Used to activate the roof model for edits. Selecting Design roof enables the Roofs tab. where the roof creation and modification tools are located.
Setup roofs to floors Used to associate the roof definition with one of the building’s floors. When the roof is associated with a floor, the selected roof’s objects become part of the building. Selecting Setup roofs to floors opens the Set up roofs for building dialog which is where roof definitions are matched to floors.
Properties Opens the Properties For: Roof section dialog where roof section properties can be viewed and modified.