Revit Roof From Line

Create the roof opening and finish the dormer.

Revit roof from line.

Select the wall type and constraints for a dormer that will be added to a roof. This guide provides the answers to the most common roof problems beginners face with revit. Creating complex roof in revit. If a roof includes a slope defining arc line or circle it creates a conical roof.

Discover free revit bim objects for roofs. See hd version of video tutorial here. When using a. This makes the roof line visible in the plan view but the lines appear as solid lines.

Select the linework tool in the view panel on the home ribbon. If desired you can divide the arc or circle into segments as follows. First activate add split line and draw the lines like below. This is pretty easy to control.

Use the reset shape tool to go back to a completely flat roof. This video demonstrates the following. You might prefer to use the add split line tool which create points at intersections. Changing slope angle and using slope arrow.

Add a dormer to a roof and use the dormer opening tool to cut the opening for it. 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. If you specify zero segments the default a conical roof is created. Select the desired linetype from the line style type selector.

If you found t. Easier than the previous method. This video was recorded using revit 2018. June 1 2010 by edwin prakoso 4 comments.

Move the walls to the dormer. I just need to go around the rest of the perimeter and apply the overhead line style. In the image below you can see the lines that i ve changed on the left. In the drawing area select the arc line.

Download manufacturer approved bim content for roofs. Click on each roof edge line to change the linetype. Create the dormer roof and join it to the main roof. 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.

You can also watch the video tutorial below if you prefer. This shape editing tools will not appear if you define the roof slope.