Adding Battens to a Tile Roof Layout

Architectural, Framer

After you have added the necessary eave macros to a tile roof layout, add the battens to the layout.

Do either of the following:
- Select Roofs > Roof Siding Material Layout Tool > Generate Roof Siding and Blocking.
- Select the function in the project's document browser:
  1. Open the branch Architectural documents / Roof layout.
  2. Move the cursor on a name of a roof layout, for example roof_layout.
  3. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
  4. Select Generate Roof Siding and Blocking.
The program highlights the first roof slope in color.
The roofing properties of the slope are opened in the Roof Cover Parameters dialog box. Check the roofing properties, such as the material code, name and color.
If you have already added the battens earlier, remove the old battens by selecting Delete in the message box.
The program highlights the next roof slope in color. Continue by selecting roofing properties for each slope.

The batten spacing has been defined in the roof properties.
The battens are created similarly to a framing of a horizontal structure. The battens are profiles and you can handle them with profile functions.