Revit Join Gutter

Use the gutter tool to add gutters to roofs soffits model lines and fascia.

Revit join gutter. Click modify place gutter tab placement panel restart gutter to finish the current gutter and start a different gutter. How to add gutters and downspouts to a model in revit you can place gutter elements on horizontal roof eaves and gables. You can create and load your own custom profiles to use as gutters. Pvc or vinyl gutters are designed to snap together easily but may require the use of gaskets or a sealant to ensure a waterproof connection.

Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof. As shown in the following illustrations the tool removes the visible edge between the joined elements. Highlight horizontal edges of roofs soffits fascias or model lines and click to place the gutter. You can also use the tool to join hosts and in place families or hosts and project families.

You can manage the location and appearance of gutters after they have been placed. Click modify place. How to create end caps to open ended gutters in revit architecture 2011 presented by thomas truong. As you click edges revit treats this as one continuous gutter.

Use the join geometry tool to create clean joins between 2 or more host elements that share a common face such as walls and floors. Gutters are swept profiles. Check the blue handles at the ends of the gutters and make sure they re both at the same location for each gutter piece. The joined elements then share the same line weight and fill.

Highlight horizontal edges of roofs soffits fascias or model lines and click to place the gutter. Watch the status bar for information about valid references. Joining gutter sections together is a fairly simple job. As you click edges revit treats this as one continuous gutter.

Now if you re choosing a fascia sweep as the edge to host your gutters and the fascias don t exactly trim together at a corner then the gutter won t either and you ll have to manually pull the ends of the gutter together to miter the corners.