Revit Roof From Line

Open the plan view of the level in which you want to see the roof line.

Revit roof from line.

Click view tab create panel default 3d view. You can drag any point in your roof and adjust the roof shape as you want. On the view control bar for visual style select shaded. With this line style selected all i need to do is click on each line that i want to apply this style to which is all the lines that make up the perimeter of the roof boundary.

When editing the roof footprint change properties of a roof boundary line to define its slope overhang offset and more. If you found t. In the view properties expand the underlay drop down and select the level on which the roof was created to display as an underlay. After you finish with the lines open default 3d view.

Overhang adjusts the horizontal offset of the. Name description constraints defines roof slope for footprint roofs specifies a roof line to be a slope defining line. If desired you can divide the arc or circle into segments as follows. In the image below you can see the lines that i ve changed on the left.

To turn a sloped roof into a flat roof select all roof boundaries purple lines and uncheck defines slope in the option bar. This video shows you how to add a split line and a point to a flat roof so that you can edit the roof to allow for drainage channels gulleys. In the drawing area select the arc line. In the option bar make sure defines slope is activated for boundary lines.

See hd version of video tutorial here. I just need to go around the rest of the perimeter and apply the overhead line style. 2 activate slope to create a sloped roof want to create a sloped roof. On the properties palette specify a value for number of full segments.

If necessary use the viewcube to spin the design to facilitate selecting the wall or roof edges. If desired set the lines of the second roof to be slope defining except the roof line that will be coincident with the first roof or the wall. If a roof includes a slope defining arc line or circle it creates a conical roof. You can move the roof from elevation view or change the offset value.

Activate modify sub elements.