Create an odd shaped building.
How to draw hip roof in sketchup.
Most gabled roofs have eaves so you probably need to create them for your building.
How to create a uniform sloped roof in sketchup.
Google sketchup tutorial hip roofs and the follow me tool.
I personally like to draw in the overhang at this stage aswell by drawing out from the base of the roof by approx 300mm and then up from 300mm allows for soffit and fascia.
This clip shows how to draw a realistic hip roof and its accessories with sketchup s native tools and free plugins.
An l shaped building in this.
Create a roof overhang.
To download the model for free click thi.
This video accompanies google sketchup for dummies by aidan chopra.
To start you will want to draw the outline shape of half of one end of the hip roof.
This script has everything going for it.
Believe it or not building a hip roof is easier than building a gabled one in sketchup.