Recommended test
Generate the smallest useful test building and validate its three structural layers before adding detail.
- Open Build Generator and enter a modest width, length and wall height in the active display unit.
- Choose a simple floor, standard walls and a gable roof with a moderate angle.
- Generate the model, expand its floor, wall and roof groups, and inspect each from an isometric view.
- Measure the wall footprint and compare it with the entered dimensions.
Work from the outside in
Build Generator organizes settings into Structure size, Floor, Walls and Roof. Set overall width, length and wall height first. Then decide which assemblies actually belong in the model; decorative detail should come after the structural baseline is correct.
The Hip roof option adds four slopes with level eaves on rectangular or square buildings. Choose Build, then Roof type, then Hip roof. See Generate and adjust a hip roof for a first example, roof layers, live controls and V1 limits. Hip roof V1 was released on 13 September 2026.
Generate an organized model
The result is more than a single mesh. Generated members carry grouping and metadata used by Object Groups, Build Timeline, cutlists and other workflows. Enable Timeline recording before generation if you want the construction sequence captured. Enable generator textures only when they help the intended review.
The generated sheathing textures use OSB for OSB roof panels, Asfaltplate for wall sheets and Chipboard Light for chipboard floors. With an A-frame roof, Loft Floor Deck also supplies the deck settings for Flush Wall gable dormer floors.
Save reusable settings
Generator presets store a configuration for later use. The current interface supports an account-backed preset library with local caching and a maximum of 30 presets. Use descriptive names that state the structural idea, such as “6 m gable — insulated,” rather than project-specific shorthand.
A preset stores generator inputs, while .strek stores the actual model and its supported project state, including the current generator configuration. A preset alone does not preserve later custom solids, openings or Planner pages. Check that a saved preset appears in the intended account library, then save the generated project separately. See project storage for the library and file boundaries.
Validate before refining
Inspect footprint, wall height, roof direction and member groups. Generated framing is a modelling and estimating aid; Autostrek does not replace engineering design or local-code checks. Save a .strek baseline before adding openings, dormers or direct edits, because later regeneration may replace those changes.