Ensure your walls are a single group. The walls must form a closed loop. They don't need to be perfectly flat, but the bottom of the wall should be on the ground plane.
If you model more than three or four roofs a year for professional projects, . The time saved calculating complex intersections, fixing inverted faces, and drawing gutter systems manually translates directly into billable hours saved. It strikes the perfect balance between raw speed and precise, construction-ready customization.
Go to Extensions > Instant Roof > Instant Roof Pro. (Alternatively, use the toolbar icon—a small house with a roof). Instant Roof Pro Plugin Sketchup
The is an invaluable asset for any professional visualizer or architect. By turning hours of manual geometry calculations into a few simple clicks, it allows you to focus on the creative aspects of design rather than the tedious physics of roof building. Its deep customization options ensure that your models remain highly accurate, production-ready, and visually stunning.
By 12:30 AM, the model was finished. It wasn't just finished; it was portfolio-ready. The roof had depth, texture, and complexity. It looked like it had been modeled by a team of senior architects, not one exhausted freelancer using a plugin for the first time. Ensure your walls are a single group
Instead of manually drawing slopes and intersections, you simply select a face in SketchUp and the plugin automatically calculates and generates a complete roof structure—including hips, gables, sheds, and gambrels—tailored to the footprint's shape. Top Features of Instant Roof Pro:
. Once integrated, it resides in the Extensions menu, offering a clean interface that minimizes the need to search through deep menus. For professionals, the plugin also provides a takeoff log If you model more than three or four
It doesn't just make the "skin"; it can generate the underlying rafters, beams, and eaves automatically.
: Includes options for 3D shingles, mission tiles, roman tiles, standing seams , and corrugated metal .
Exposed structural rafters, corbels, and soffits.
Bling.