Just select sketchup mode and draw the shape of the roof.
Revit 2017 roofs.
A footprint roof is ideal for generating floors.
About roofs revit offers several methods of creating roofs.
Specify the work plane.
Whether you want a double gable roof with 6 pyramid shaped dormers or a simple gambrel roof the basics remain the same.
To edit roof.
Select the extruded roof and click modify roofs tab opening panel vertical.
If you try to add a roof on the lowest level a dialog prompts you to.
In order to enable shape editing tools the following conditions must be met.
Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by extrusion.
A roof cannot attach to another roof and the roof cannot be a curtain roof.
Creates a roof by extruding a profile that you sketch.
Revit roof slope can seem complicated at first glance but by learning a few critical features you can create any roof shape you desire.
Create a sloped roof in revit step 1 draw your roof step 2 define the slope.
Choose the method that best.
Create a roof by footprint.
Architecture tab build panel roof drop down roof by footprint or roof by extrusion topics in this section.
Display an elevation 3d or section view.
There are different methods in revit for creating roofs.
The easiest one is the footprint roof.
Floors must be flat and on a horizontal plane.
On the draw panel select a sketch or pick tool.
In the roof reference level and offset dialog select a value for level.
See hd version of video tutorial here.
To raise or lower the roof from the reference level specify a value for.
If the go to view dialog displays select the appropriate plan view in which to edit the profile.
Create a roof from a building footprint or an extrusion.
The highest level in the project is selected by default.
Reference planes define the boundary of the roof.
Learn to create roofs by footprint join complex roof in revit 2017.
Click architecture tab build panel roof drop down roof by footprint.
Revit will issue a warning when a slope significantly deviates from the expected thickness.
Cut openings in an extruded roof.