Revit Roof From Line

If necessary use the viewcube to spin the design to facilitate selecting the wall or roof edges.

Revit roof from line. Overhang adjusts the horizontal offset of the. In this sample i only use one. 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. When editing the roof footprint change properties of a roof boundary line to define its slope overhang offset and more.

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. Click view tab create panel default 3d view. In the view properties expand the underlay drop down and select the level on which the roof was created to display as an underlay. On the view control bar for visual style select shaded.

To turn a sloped roof into a flat roof select all roof boundaries purple lines and uncheck defines slope in the option bar. In the option bar make sure defines slope is activated for boundary lines. 2 activate slope to create a sloped roof want to create a sloped roof. In the drawing area select the arc line.

Name description constraints defines roof slope for footprint roofs specifies a roof line to be a slope defining line. You also need to adjust the roof height to match the other roof. I just need to go around the rest of the perimeter and apply the overhead line style. See hd version of video tutorial here.

In the image below you can see the lines that i ve changed on the left. Activate modify sub elements. On the properties palette specify a value for number of full segments. You can drag any point in your roof and adjust the roof shape as you want.

If a roof includes a slope defining arc line or circle it creates a conical roof. If desired you can divide the arc or circle into segments as follows. After you finish with the lines open default 3d view. If you found t.

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.