Create a Project

This guide explains how to start a new project in Roof Layout Studio from a PDF plan or an image, define the useful work area, and continue to scale setup.

Open the project creation flow

Use the new project action in the top toolbar to start a new project.

If another project is already open, confirm that you want to reset the current workspace before continuing.

Choose the source file

You can create a project from:

• a PDF plan
• a PNG or JPG image

Use the cleanest source available. The easier it is to read the roof shape, the easier it will be to trace edges and facets later.

Define the work area

After upload, the wizard opens a crop step where you define which part of the source should become the editor background.

The work area should normally include:

• the plan or roof image you actually want to trace
• the details needed for geometry work

The work area should normally exclude:

• empty page margins
• title blocks
• unrelated drawing content

Refine the crop

Adjust the selection so that the final background contains only the useful content for tracing.

Depending on the source, this may be a PDF page view or a single image view. The goal is the same in both cases: keep the working background clean and focused.

Continue to scale setup

After the source file and work area are confirmed, the application opens Set Image Scale.

Scale should be assigned before precise geometry work, because measurements and report values depend on it.

Continue with: Set Scale

Recommendations

• Start with a clean PDF or image whenever possible.
• Keep the crop focused on the content you actually need for tracing.
• Avoid carrying extra borders or page content into the editor background.
• Move on to scale setup before doing detailed geometry edits.