Roof Vignette Slope Arrow

Ramp slope and stair direction arrows may be up or down so require a notation up down at the base or along the line of the arrow.

Roof vignette slope arrow.

For instructions see creating a sloped surface using a slope arrow. Roof slope arrows are only shown in plan view and always point down. The final vignette for the building design construction systems exam administered by ncarb is the roof layout vignette. This vignette has quite a few elements to coordinate and manipulating the roof slopes can be a little confusing at first.

Roof slope arrow is a tool that allows you to modify slopes on roof elements by defining start elevation and slope or end elevation. Multiple roof slope arrows can be added to a roof and connected to each other. Use slope arrows to define slopes on a roof such as a 4 sided gable roof. Usually in the center of the ramp or stair.

When you draw a slope arrow you can enter property values to specify the height at its head and tail. For this vignette you will need to layout a roof plan showing all the elements required by the program. You can use a slope arrow for the following types of elements. Roofs soffits floors structural floors building pads ceilings for example to create a flat sloping roof draw a slope arrow from the lower edge to the upper edge of the roof boundary.

The arrows do not extend from the ridge to the eave.