How to model a Bali Roof in ArchiCAD

12/1/2015

How to model a Bali roof in ArchiCAD?

In mid December 2014 I noticed a question that was posted on the ArchiCAD Group on Linkedin.

The question was by Mhlekazi and he asked "how can one draw a Bali roof using archicad?"

This is actually very easy to do, so I created a step-by-step #infographic for it.

How to model a Bali roof in ArchiCAD?

Well actually I first did a Google search for "bali roof" images to be sure I understand what a "bali roof" should look like. Another clue also came from Djordje asking Mhlekazi to qualifying if this roof must be thatch or tiles.
Here is part of what the image search on Google came up with:

Click on image to see the full search results by Google

The Google image search came up with a multitude of interpretations and/or permutations for the term "bali roof" as you can see. I then chose a shape of tiled roof that stood out to me as the most frequent in this group to compile a infograph type ArchiCAD tutorial to make it easy for Mhlekazi to replicate and get the bali roof he wanted by using the standard ArchiCAD Roof tool.

After sending him this ArchiCAD Tutorial via email as he requested, I decided to also share it on our Facebook Page and in this blog post so that many more can discover how easy and versatile the ArchiCAD modeling and documentation tools are. You are welcome to share this post with anyone and also download the high resolution PDF format of this single page step-by-step ArchiCAD Tutorial.

Download this ArchiCAD Tutorial now

Now have some fun of your own with the ArchiCAD Roof tool . . .

Here is a variety of roof shapes and elements for you to try and model, using the ArchiCAD Roof Tools.
All of them very simple actually. Have fun combining some of them and see what you come up with.

Let's make it even more fun: post a screenshot of your roof design as a comment on our Facebook page and see how they compare to the others . . . :o) Click Here to post your photo.

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Useful links are:

HelpCenter.Graphisoft | Examples of Multi-plane Roofs

HelpCenter.Graphisoft |Gablet Roofs

YouTube ArchiCad |ArchiCAD 15 New Features - Complex roofs

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