If the wall plates are all square of equal lengths then the hipped rafters would form a pyramid shape like the picture above normally a roof is rectangle and there are more yellow common rafters.
Framing for a hip roof.
Tommy silva gives the apprentices a lesson in hip roof framing.
Hip rafters are the diagonal rafters that span from the ridge at the top down to the corners of the roof.
There are a couple of ways to lay out a hip roof at the ridge.
This video explains in detail how to build a hip roof.
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