Menu Path
Cover > Insulation
What it Does
The Select Insulation command allows you to assign various insulation and underlay (or sarking) materials to your entire roof or specific parts of the roof. You can assign materials as individual items such as foil, or as complete 'systems' which might comprise asphalt, board, membrane, glass wool and other components.
This feature gives you flexibility to assign areas with no insulation and areas that may have alternate insulation systems. When you click this command, a sub-menu displays with several options for managing insulation across your roof project.
🧾 Insulation Selection Options
Command | Description |
Select-Default | Set insulation and underlay for the entire roof |
Apply-to-Plane | Apply insulation system to individual planes |
Remove | Remove insulation from selected planes |
Reset-Plane | Reset planes to use default insulation system |
Negative-plane | Insert negative insulation areas for subtraction |
Verify | Check insulation applied to specific planes |
Show | Highlight planes with applied insulation |
🔧 Select-Default
This option sets the insulation and underlay (or sarking) for the entire roof. When you first click this command, the Insulation list shows no insulation selected.
You can select a previously designed system [Select System] or create a new system.
To create a new system, click [Add-Insul] to display the list of available insulation types:
Select your desired insulation materials from the list to build your insulation system, or select from a pre-defined system:
Click [Add-Insul] again for each additional insulation system you want to include
You can also add any special fastenings to the system at this time too.
Click OK to apply the selected insulation system to all planes in the job
You can modify a pre-defined system selection to suit the specifics of a job:
Button | Function |
[-] | Remove this line item |
[...] | Change/edit this line item |
[+] | Insert an item before this line |
If you wish to save this system for future use, select [Save-System], give it a name that makes sense and it will be saved.
You can select up to 20 different insulation materials to create a comprehensive insulation 'system', and these systems can be saved for re-use in future projects.
🔧 Apply-to-Plane
This command applies a defined insulation system to individual planes, independent of the default settings.
Select all the planes you want to change
Build the list of insulation coverings you want for those specific planes
Accept the selection to store the new insulation settings with the selected plane(s)
🔧 Remove
Use this option to remove insulation from selected planes.
Select one or more planes where you want no insulation
Accept the selection to mark those planes as having no insulation
🔧 Reset-Plane
This command removes any alternate insulation systems you have applied to individual planes and resets all planes in the job to use the default insulation system.
🔧 Negative-plane
Insert a negative insulation area that will be subtracted from total insulation calculations.
Digitise points to define the extent of the negative area
A plane is inserted that will be subtracted from the total insulation area during material tallying
🔧 Verify
This command displays the insulation associated with any plane you select. It also indicates if the selected plane is actually a negative area. Use this to confirm your insulation assignments are correct.
🔧 Show
This command highlights all roof planes that have insulation applied, giving you a visual overview of your insulation coverage across the project.
💡 Tips for Insulation Selection
When selecting insulation systems, consider how different combinations affect your material quantities and project costing. Common insulation system combinations in roofing include vapour barriers, rigid insulation boards, and reflective foil layers.
Use the Verify command regularly to ensure your insulation assignments match your project requirements before generating final estimates.