Revit Cut Extruded Roof

This is going to allow revit to cut the roof properly in plan.

Revit cut extruded roof.

Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it. By using our dwg we find the slopes of two roof lines and their elevations for the rafter cut a simple two line. In this video we explore an alternate method of creating a roof in revit. In this revit architecture tutorial i show you how to create an extruded roof form using the roof by extrusion tool.

For the purposes of this tutorial i am going to use the following simple building. After adding a dormer cut an opening for it through the roof. Join eric wing for an in depth discussion in this video trimming an extruded roof part of building roofs with revit. If the roof is extruded open an elevation view.

We will delve into great detail on each later on but to start let s look at the standard roof by footprint workflow. If the roof is extruded open an elevation view. Family and parameters family category select roofs or whichever type requires a cut provide a name for the void select extrusion or alternative from forms draw profile for the extrusion and provide depth value properties for the extrusion identity data select void use cut geometry tool to cut the void. In revit there are multiple ways to approach a modelling exercise.

Modelling roofs is no different. The bad thing about extruded roofs is the fact you can t follow along with the footprint of your building the good thing is we can do something about that the objective of this video is to go to the plan view we will then create a void where our walls jag in and out this is going to allow revit to cut the roof properly in plan to get started jump into your revit roofs. Revit makes both vertical and horizontal cuts in the roof. If you d like to learn everything about revit roofs you may be interested in my revit roofs masterclass course.

There are 3 primary sub tools that you can use to model roofs in revit roof by footprint roof by extrusion and roof by face.