Revit Sloping One Gable To Other Roof

In this infinite skills tutorial author brian myers demonstrates how to create a gable roof using autodesk revit architecture.

Revit sloping one gable to other roof.

By applying the defines slope property to lines of a roof boundary you can create different roof types including flat roofs gable roofs and hip roofs. Define a sloped edge to a sketch line. To specify roof pitch select a slope defining boundary line click the numeric slope definition. This create an uni directional slope parallel to the arrow.

Quickly generate a roof with two sloped sides that meet at a peak. 7 use slope arrow for odd shaped roof. Add a gable roof to a building in revit architecture 26 sep 2015. Slope arrows are seen in sketch mode.

Welcome to the revit forum. You now know how to join roofs in revit. February 16th 2014 02 16 pm 4. Use sloped edges or a slope arrow on a roof to create sloped roof elements.

Do the same for the other side copying doesn t work for some reason try it if you like and you ll see if it does work then revit likes you better than it likes me. To create a slope for an odd shaped roof like the one below use slope arrow. Ok found the problem being that i had the roof overhanging the gable at 2. Create a sloped roof in revit step 1 draw your roof step 2 define the slope.

This video was recorded using revit 2012. Use a slope arrow to define the slope. Whereas roof by footprint uses the view level and grows the roof upwards as one would expect since the structure layer is normally on the bottom and has to sit at a particular level. Cad management cad manager s newsletter.

But we re not done yet. Sloped edges on a roof sketch line create a sloped roof. When i set the roof with no overhang i can move the wall up the gable with the attach tool. Cue the voices of an angelic choir with the reveal of your joined roof well done.

With extrusion i always have to figure out where i want the roof to be then offset the sketch line by the thickness of the roof to get it in the right place. Or in 2014 double click the roof to edit it. This video demonstrates the following. Change the slope angle of the roof.

Draw the arrow then click it and change the properties to select the right levels and offsets. When using a newer software release you may notice.