Revit Roof Plans

Click on each roof edge line to change the linetype.

Revit roof plans.

Add another view to your project or duplicate an existing view. Creates a roof using the building footprint to define its boundaries. If you try to add a roof on the lowest level a dialog prompts you to move it to a higher level. In this project based course brian myers shows how to use the tools in revit to build plans for an american style bungalow from scratch.

To help lend real world context to the concepts he covers brian steps through the creation of a project in revit providing you with practical experience with key revit tools. If you re new to revit architecture you may be interested in my free. Automatically update floor plans elevations and sections as your model develops. Revit displays the modify linework contextual ribbon.

Select the linework tool in the view panel on the home ribbon. Showing overhead lines on your plans. Select one or more levels for which you want to create a plan view. Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by footprint.

For type select a view type from the list or click edit type to modify an existing view type or create a new view type. Click view tabcreate panelplan views drop down and then click floor plan reflected ceiling plan structural plan in the new plan dialog. If you choose not to move the roof to a different level revit notifies you later if the roof. Some typical scenarios are the include the outline of the perimeter of the roof the outline of an entrance canopy roof light positions etc.

Display a floor plan view or a reflected ceiling plan view. Select the desired linetype from the line style type selector.