Lay-Back (Gambrel)

Lay-Back (Gambrel)

You can apply lay back gable on a hip end or a gable end. You need to know the horizontal distance from the base of the hip to the cranking line as well as the pitch of the new plane.

After you select the command, you are prompted to locate the ridge at the hip end. You will then notice a flashing line at the base of the hip, which gives you a reference to measure from.

Also, the Lay back defaults dialog is displayed which allows you to set the lay back parameters.

Distance of crank from base of hip This is the distance from the flashing line to the cranking line. If the end is a gable, then it’s the distance from the base of the existing gable to the next apex along the ridge.
Pitch of the new plane This is the pitch of the new plane.

or Lay-Back on a hip would look like this: