2023-02-14 06:26 PM
Please create a smart symbol label for roof slopes that doesn't require writing code. It should be available in plan view and section view and provide the roof slope as specified in the roof (e.g. in the US 4:12)
Thank you
2023-02-14 07:40 PM
you can do this with a property and a text label. this expresses the slope as a %
CONCAT ( "SLOPE ", STR ( TAN ( {Property:Roof/Pitch} ) * 100, 0 ), "% ⟶" )
2023-02-14 07:48 PM
I'd like to show it as rise over run, which is typical of builders in this region.
2023-02-14 07:58 PM
take my example as a starting point. It's a great problem and a great introduction to the power of expression based properties.
2023-02-15 03:46 AM - edited 2023-02-15 03:51 AM
so i was able to add a Slope Ratio expression, but i'm struggling abit to add a 3 one in the group that simply calls up the Pitch of the roof.
i want it to show simply as:
"pitch 3°"
where the underlined text is the Pitch value from the roof.
i can't use a string because it requires 2 variables. i simply need to add the text "pitch " (with the space) and the roof angle.
edit: looks like i can just simply call up the Pitch in the label tool & put the text "pitch" next to it. this allows me to save the label as a favourite. this will work.
2023-02-15 11:59 AM - edited 2023-02-15 12:01 PM
I am not too familiar with US standards, but could something like this work? http://aclabels.net/index.php/products/roof-slope-arrow
https://bimcomponents.com/GSM/Details/8284
https://bimcomponents.com/GSM/Details/19977
2023-02-15 02:14 PM
Thanks for sharing. That component is the closest thing, but it's not a "smart" label and would not change if the roof slope were to adjust as well. To vent a little bit, I'm amazed by all of the other data that you can pull from BIM, like the length of a roof's valley, but something like roof pitch in US standard isn't available. It should be as accessible as the dimension tool.
2023-05-10 01:23 PM
Dear All,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this topic!
I'm glad to say that we added an entry to our wishlist database about this idea.
Please refer to it as WISH-12757 in the future.
Kind regards,
Dani Benjamin
Technical Support Engineer