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    • Roofs can be styled, and styled objects save you time, as you can pre-set most options. This means you can have your common roof assemblies with all the associated graphics and data pre-set and ready to use.
      This course will delve into the powerful settings of the Roof Style dialog for a basic roof style, empowering you to create and edit roof styles with ease and control. 

      EDIT STYLE
      Selecting a style loads the preferences with pre-made saved settings. Editing a style affects all roofs drawn with that style, whether already in the file or yet to be created. This is the recommended way of using defined roofs.

      Unlike other architectural objects, roofs are created from existing objects via a command rather than a tool. Typically, walls or closed polylines are used to make roofs. The commands can be found below.

      DESIGN SUITE/ARCHITECT
      •  AEC > Create Roof
      •  AEC > Create Roof Face
      LANDMARK
      •  Landmark > Architectural > Create Roof
      •  Landmark > Architectural > Create Roof Face
      SPOTLIGHT
      •  Spotlight > Architectural > Create Roof
      •  Spotlight > Architectural > Create Roof Face

      A Roof Style can be created via the New Resource button in the Resource Manager.

      Additional and more advanced settings are covered elsewhere or in the relevant certification courses. For more information on all the fields and features, please visit Vectorworks Help.