Revit Cut Roofs

Click by face or vertical.

Revit cut roofs.

But we re not done yet. Then follow these 2 steps. Click modify tab geometry panel cut drop down cut geometry. Revit roof slope can seem complicated at first glance but by learning a few critical features you can create any roof shape you desire.

Rafter cut additional options in revit have to do with the termination of the rafters at the eaves. All roof rafters should be identical so follow the same steps to measure the plumb cut tail cut and birdsmouth cut. Open the revit family with unattached voids and click create tab properties panel family category and parameters. Revit gives us three options.

Use one of the opening tools to cut a vertical or perpendicular opening in a roof floor or ceiling for example to accommodate a chimney. This tool is located in the modify tab. The number of rafters needed will be determined by the length of your roof. Architecture tabopening panel structure tabopening panel use the by face option when you want the.

At this point you ve cut 1 roof rafter. To create a dormer model required walls and additional roof. Whether you want a double gable roof with 6 pyramid shaped dormers or a simple gambrel roof the basics remain the same. You now know how to join roofs in revit.

9 join roofs add opening to create dormer. Cue the voices of an angelic choir with the reveal of your joined roof well done. In the family category and parameters dialog select cut with voids when loaded and click ok. Select the object to be cut.

Load the family into the project and place it. Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof. The default is plumb cut as we have seen in the previous images. Depending on the size of your structure you will need to cut several or many more.

See hd version of video tutorial here.