Create tabdatum panel reference plane conceptual design environment.
Revit host roof on reference plane.
Now use a combination of reference lines to lay out your slopes.
Then use lines to lay out the basis of the extrusion of the roof.
On the ribbon click reference plane.
Architecture tabwork plane panel reference plane structure tabwork plane panel reference plane systems tabwork plane panel reference plane family editor.
This method is worth learning so when plane moves everything goes with it.
Much the same as the earlier gable that was generated as an extrusion the process goes as follows.
This is a short excerpt from revit.
If you are linking an architectural model in to your mep model and using a reference plane to host your lighting or plumbing fixtures the direction of your reference plane will matter.
The way i approach a butterfly style roof is via the roof by extrusion tool.
I have actually selected the left hand reference plane you can see that i have also named it roof start.
Only one line is necessary to extrude the roof.
The most overlooked part of the entire process is drawing the reference plane itself.
Create tabdraw panel reference plane to draw a line.
Hosting elements to reference planes in revit is a technique used by many but only fully understood by few.
If you want to place the face based family somewhere other than a face in the properties palette deselect work plane based.
Detailed review of reference planes beam and roof systems.
That is the vertical reference planes on the left and right hand side of the image.
Use the line tool or the pick line tool to draw a reference plane.
1 create another named ref plane in plan view so as to draw the roof profile roughly at end of roof image 1 2.
After drawing the lines set roof properties from the side menu not the properties button and then complete the roof extrusion.
Select roof by extrusion.
How to model a butterfly roof in revit.
Tips tricks and troubleshooting by paul f.
Convert a hosted family to face based or non hosted family.
Did you know that there are differences between drawing a reference plane from right to left versus drawing one from left to right.
Then switch to 3d view.
These parameter properties also apply to elements like lighting and other objects that might rely on a reference plane for placement.
Go to end view of roof elevation face on to new named ref plane select roof by extrusion the select new named ref plane from drop box.