Revit Roof Rafter Cut

Rafter cut additional options in revit have to do with the termination of the rafters at the eaves.

Revit roof rafter cut. B two cut plumb. When you placed fascia and set the rafter cut of the roof to two cut plumb or two cut square in the roof properties only the slope defining edge was affected. Revit gives us three options. This will allow you to also define fascia depth.

Solution by design only roof edges that are slope defining are affected by the rafter cut. When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts. If your fascia depth is selected to be same or more than your roof assembly depth then you ll get a perfect square. To create the desired cut you can use an in place void family on the high roof.

C two cut square. Download free tools4bim dock to get started http. Also gives you fascia depth option. There are three options a plumb cut.

You created a roof that has only one slope defining side. On the properties palette for rafter cut select plumb cut two cut plumb or two cut square. For two cut plumb and two cut square specify a value for fascia depth between zero and the thickness of the roof. Get these project files and all advanced 1h courses.

The ridge cut also called the plumb cut at the top of the rafter the birdsmouth cut. After creating a roof change the style of the eaves by specifying the rafter cut. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter.

The default is plumb cut as we have seen in the previous images. Tutorial on roof construction modeling in revit.