Another useful option is the aerial sketch tool.
How to change roof pitch in xactimate.
Auto calculate roof waste.
Use the roof tool keyboard shortcut f to place the first section of roof.
It is helpful to start with the largest roof section first working to the smallest roof section.
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Calculate roof waste by a set percentage xactimate automatic roof waste calculation tool.
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Move the roof into.
Under dimensions enter a new slope for each roof face in the slope rise 12 box.
The easiest way to estimate a roof in xactimate is to request a geomni roof.
Ordering shingles based only on the area of a roof makes it difficult to accurately estimate enough material for the job.
The xactimate roof estimating course teaches users how to estimate a roofing loss using xactimate 28.
Set auto calculate roof waste as the default.
Xactimate automatic roof waste calculation tool.
Instead of combinging separate roof sections to make one roof use ctrl for speed and accuracy in xactimate.
On the sketch tab double click the roof to open the roof properties dialog box.
Change a roof slope orientation in x1.
Change the slope of a roof in x1.
On the sketch tab click orientation.
Move the pointer to a roof face.
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On roofs with multiple slopes each roof face will correspond with a letter on the sketch.
Use the space bar to change the roof type and the tab key to rotate the roof when it is on the cursor in dotted line mode.
A black arrow shows the current orientation and a red arrow shows the proposed orientation of the roof slope.