Openlock Simple Tudor Tiled Roof

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The Most Complex Project I've Tackled Yet ! This collection of OpenLock tiles was designed to create a simple yet realistic Tudor-style roof for buildings, specifically those with an odd number of wall tiles at the end. While it's not perfect and needs further improvement, any feedback on how to enhance this design is welcome. The base template used is Printable Scenery's excellent OpenLock system templates found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1833963, which also includes OpenLock clips. The gable ends are remixed from Ken Jarosz (Start2)'s Tudor A Wall with Crossbeam design located here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2193408. Additional credits go to Devon Jones for his Towne collection of Tudor styles OpenLock/OpenForge bits, which provided inspiration and useful components found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/devonjones/collections/openforge-2-towne-series. Springy OpenLock Clips by eleotlecram were also used for separating rows of roof parts to make assembly easier, located at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3367267. A note on terminology: Pythagoras' Law is a fundamental concept here! The roof tiles have a non-standard dimension compared to the templates provided by Printable Scenery. A "+" symbol is used to indicate this, e.g., a standard E is 2" x 2". On a roof tile, it's still 2" wide but approximately 2.8" long. A "+" is also added for edge pieces with extra width for gables and "++" for edge pieces with additional width at each end. The collection includes the following pieces: - Gable_Top_Odd: A triangular piece to fit the flat end of a building. - Gable_Wall_Left and Gable_Wall_Right: Fit under the gable top with a Tudor wall in between, making it possible to create a building end any odd number of tiles wide. The three gable pieces lock into the lugs at the top of each wall piece. - Rooftop_Edge: This makes the top end of the roof, locking onto the lugs on top of the Gable_Top_Odd piece. You may need to adjust clip placement for a perfect fit (one area I plan to re-design and improve). - E+_Rooftop: Goes next to the Rooftop_Edge; use as many pieces as needed to create your roof. - E+ Rooftile and R+ Rooftile: Two sizes of basic textured rooftiles, clip under E+_Rooftop. - A+_Right_Edge and A+_Left_Edge: Clip onto the E+ or R+ rooftiles to go under the Rooftop_Edge, locating onto the Gable Wall lugs. You might need to check clip placement for a perfect fit again. - Four different Bottom_Edge pieces are included. These clip onto the bottom of the E+ or R+ rooftiles, or the Rooftop for a small roof. The A+ ones have overhangs to sit under the edges at the gables. The A++ one is for making a very short roof with overhangs at both ends. Most pieces can be printed either flat on the buildplate or edge-on. I did most of mine edge-on, which was slower but gave me a nice smooth tile surface. Printing them flat gives a rougher tile surface but is quicker and makes for stronger clip holes. None of the parts need supports, but adding a brim helped prevent warping due to adhesion issues. As a detail enthusiast, I researched the sizes of tiles used during the Tudor period and scaled down the most common size to 28mm scale for this design.