Revit Flat Roofs

The revit interface is a bit unclear about constructing a flat roof but no roof is truly flat and creating a flat roof in revit allows the designer to annotate the roof without having to deal with the issues associated with the modelled hips and valleys of a low slope roof.

Revit flat roofs. You can also watch the video tutorial below if you prefer. Add a slope defining roof line. This course covers the topic of adding roofs roof framing and detailing with revit. When using a newer software release you may notice.

This guide provides the answers to the most common roof problems beginners face with revit. The revit interface is a bit unclear about constructing a flat roof but no roof is truly flat and creating a flat roof in revit allows the designer to annotate the roof without having to deal with the issues associated with the modeled hips and valleys of a low slope roof. Sloped edges on a roof sketch line create a sloped roof. From flat roofs to fun free form roofs and everything in between hip gable mansard dutch hip combination and gambrel.

For more tips tricks and tutorials on all things revit and bim. In this revit architecture tutorial i ll show you how to use it to create both roof types flat and sloped. If you d like to learn everything about revit roofs you may be interested in my revit roofs masterclass course. In part 5 of the tutorial you create a flat roof and a sloped roof with an overhang at the entry.

Use sloped edges or a slope arrow on a roof to create sloped roof elements. When performing the procedures you may notice minor differences in. Add roof lines with a slope and an overhang defined. Download manufacturer approved bim content for roofs.

Get this revit file here. Use a slope arrow to define the slope. Discover free revit bim objects for roofs. This video demonstrates the following.

Tutorial agenda creating a. Change the slope angle of the roof. The roof by footprint tool is used for both flat and sloped roofs. This video was recorded using revit 2020.

Add a flat roof. Define a sloped edge to a sketch line. Eric wing dives into flat roofs first showing how to pitch insulation to roof drains add crickets and warp roofs to fit sloped framing. Attach exterior walls to the roof.