Revit Cut Roof At Height

For two cut plumb and two cut square specify a value for fascia depth between zero and the thickness of the roof.

Revit cut roof at height. The cut plane is a plane that determines at what height certain. After creating a roof you can adjust the height of the eaves. Read it if you need more. On the properties palette specify a value for offset from roof base or plate offset from base.

In this tips tricks we are going to cover how to create a mansard roof you may not have noticed this before but revit has the ability to cut a roof at a pre set height. While in sketch mode select a slope defining boundary line. The top and bottom clip planes represent the topmost and bottommost portion of the view range. In the drawing area select the roof.

The default is plumb cut as we have seen in the previous images. Revit gives us three options. Click finish edit mode. This image was snipped from revit help about view range.

The floor plan cut the model at elevation 1200 mm but the windows sill height are at 1700 mm. Every plan view has a property called view range also known as a visible range. The roof tool in revit is a very simple tool to use but you can get some very complex and interesting roof designs from it. The view range is a set of horizontal planes that control object visibility and display in the view.

So i need the cut plane at the elevation more than 1700. After creating a roof change the style of the eaves by specifying the rafter cut. If you are not familiar with view range this image can help to set the options above. Rafter cut additional options in revit have to do with the termination of the rafters at the eaves.