--- title: Connected Roofs description: Learn how to use Connected Roofs in Scanifly to model a roof by tracing its outline—then adjust pitch, clean up extra segments, and fine-tune the fit. --- [Skip to content](https://help.scanifly.com/connected-roofs#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![SCANIFLY-LOGO-Color-2022.jpg\]](https://help.scanifly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SCANIFLY-LOGO-Color-2022.jpg?height=40&name=SCANIFLY-LOGO-Color-2022.jpg) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations Hi, how can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://help.scanifly.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Scanifly Remote Design](https://help.scanifly.com/scanifly-remote-design?hsLang=en) 3. [Remote Design Training](https://help.scanifly.com/scanifly-remote-design?hsLang=en#remote-design-training) # Connected Roofs Connected Roofs is a faster and easier way to model a remote design in Scanifly. Instead of drawing every roof segment one at a time, you trace the outline of the structure once and Scanifly fills in the individual segments for you. From there, you clean up and fine-tune. Since all of the ridges are connected, it makes getting the design "just right" much easier. ### Starting a Connected Roof When you begin sketching a roof, Scanifly now prompts you to choose between **Connected Roof** and **Roof Segment**. Two hotkeys are also available: - **C** — start sketching a **C**onnected Roof outline. - **N** — create a single **N**ew roof segment (regular segment).  Choose** Connected Roof**, trace the perimeter of the roof, and upon completion, Scanifly will generate a segment for every edge you draw.  ![placing initial connected roof](https://help.scanifly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/placing%20initial%20connected%20roof.gif?width=670&height=447&name=placing%20initial%20connected%20roof.gif) ### Cleaning up extra segments Because Scanifly creates a segment for every edge, you'll often get more segments than the roof actually has (most commonly at gable ends). This is expected, and removing the extras is quick. Any of the following actions will "unpitch" a segment you don't need: - Click the segment and turn its pitch off. - Select it in the **Outlines** pane and press **Delete**. - Open the layers tree and unpitch it from the little house icon. ![removing connected roof segments that uneccessary](https://help.scanifly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/removing%20connected%20roof%20segments%20that%20uneccessary.gif?width=670&height=446&name=removing%20connected%20roof%20segments%20that%20uneccessary.gif) Dormers should be added on as manually drawn segments once the main connected roof segments have been added. If you remove a segment by mistake, you can bring it back. Click the segment in the Outlines list and toggle its pitch back on, use the restore-pitch button next to it, or simply Undo. You'll also see a line across the spot where a segment was unpitched. Click that line and toggle the pitch back on from the side pane. ### Adjusting pitch to match the roof With Connected Roofs, the **pitch (tilt)** is what you adjust to make everything line up. Newly drawn segments default to a **25° tilt**, so plan to correct pitches after outlining. If your outline already matches the roof shape, changing an edge won't improve the fit, but adjusting the tilt will. To adjust efficiently: - **Ctrl-click** in the design (when no other segments are selected) to select multiple segments. You can also click into the "Outlines" pane in one of the segments, and click and drag from there to select multiple segments. - Segments facing the same direction usually need about the same correction. - Turn on **LiDAR** and raise or lower the tilt until the segment lines up with the actual roof surface. - When entering a pitch value, **scroll your mouse wheel inside the input box** to increment the number smoothly instead of retyping it. ![adjusting connected roofs](https://help.scanifly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/adjusting%20connected%20roofs.gif?width=670&height=446&name=adjusting%20connected%20roofs.gif) You can also move, copy/paste, and rotate a Connected Roof, and you can adjust its outline edges afterward. The interior segments regenerate automatically, so you don't have to start over if the outline wasn't perfect. Copy, paste, and edit currently require the roof to have no fire setbacks or modules placed on it yet. ### When to use more than one connected roof If needed, you can draw multiple Connected Roofs (especially for multiple story buildings) and mix in standard roof segments. The standard segment tool works exactly as before, so it's the right choice for dormers and for any section that doesn't fit the Connected Roof outline. A few capabilities aren't available yet: - **All edges share one eave height.** You can't set eave heights individually within a single Connected Roof. For sections with a different eave height, draw them as a separate Connected Roof or a regular segment. - **You can't add vertex points after drawing.** You can move existing edges, but to add a point you'll need to redraw the outline (outlining a roof only takes a few seconds). - **AI (Solar) design still uses standard segments,** not Connected Roofs. 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