Revit Cut Roofs

See hd version of video tutorial here.

Revit cut roofs.

You can cut openings in the faces of these elements or you can select the entire element to make a vertical cut. You now know how to join roofs in revit. Then follow these 2 steps. To create a dormer model required walls and additional roof.

Click modify tab geometry panel cut drop down cut geometry. Click by face or vertical. Open the revit family with unattached voids and click create tab properties panel family category and parameters. At this point you ve cut 1 roof rafter.

The number of rafters needed will be determined by the length of your roof. But we re not done yet. This tool is located in the modify tab. Cue the voices of an angelic choir with the reveal of your joined roof well done.

Use one of the opening tools to cut a vertical or perpendicular opening in a roof floor or ceiling for example to accommodate a chimney. Use join unjoin roof tool. In the family category and parameters dialog select cut with voids when loaded and click ok. Depending on the size of your structure you will need to cut several or many more.

Architecture tabopening panel structure tabopening panel use the by face option when you want the. The default is plumb cut as we have seen in the previous images. Rafter cut additional options in revit have to do with the termination of the rafters at the eaves. Do the same for the other side copying doesn t work for some reason try it if you like and you ll see if it does work then revit likes you better than it likes me.

Load the family into the project and place it. Revit gives us three options. Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof. Revit roof slope can seem complicated at first glance but by learning a few critical features you can create any roof shape you desire.

Whether you want a double gable roof with 6 pyramid shaped dormers or a simple gambrel roof the basics remain the same.