Revit Host Roof On Reference Plan

Did you know that there are differences between drawing a reference plane from right to left versus drawing one from left to right.

Revit host roof on reference plan.

In the drawing area draw the reference planes by dragging the cursor. On the draw panel click line. For more details on what you can copy and monitor in revit see about copy monitor. Revit places a reference plane at the specified offset.

This view should ideally have been generated from the level that will act as the host or base level for your new roof construction. Create tab draw panel reference plane to draw a line. Using the reference plane you can control the position of the extruded roof in relation to a level. In this image we are looking down plan view on to the top of an extruded roof i ll show you how to create these later on in the course.

Creating a roof in revit roof by footprint go to your desired plan view to begin modelling you roof. Tips tricks and troubleshooting by paul f. Here i am using 2 reference planes to control the start and end of the roof extrusion. That is the vertical reference planes on the left and right hand side of the image.

Structure tab work plane panel reference plane systems tab work plane panel reference plane family editor. Convert a hosted family to face based or non hosted family this is a short excerpt from revit. The most overlooked part of the entire process is drawing the reference plane itself. Sketch the profile of the roof as an open loop.

Create tab datum panel reference plane conceptual design environment. To raise or lower the roof from the reference level specify a value for offset.