Revit Mass Roof

If that does not work i hack it and use a wall in place of a roof and see if that works.

Revit mass roof. When that happens to me i remove the family remove the massed roof reload it and then try and make it. Get these project files and all advanced courses. Mass are quite easy to make but using this method might be require a lot of works. Create a mass that is specific to the context of the current project.

Revit model space lets you work simultaneously with in place masses system families and mass families conceptual mass families. Generate revit roof in revit create a new mass and import the sat file from the previous step. You may have to adjust its xyz location before finishing the mass which can be accomplished in plan or elevation. Click massing site tab conceptual mass panel in place mass.

In the type selector select a roof type. Optional on the options bar specify the level of the roof. Enter a name for the in place mass family and click ok. This mass cannot be reused in other projects.

Please like this tutorial. If your design is quite simple you will not want to spend to much time on your roof. From my experience with revit it is one of those quirks that have no apparent explanation. Just load it into the project adjust dimensions materials etc.

I will not discuss much about this for now. For your information a parametric gable mass is already available in the revit libraries in the mass folder. Family parameters and materials can be applied to mass families and elements like roofs floors etc. Click massing site tab model by face panel roof by face.

First you can create a mass and create roof by selecting the mass faces. Open a view that displays the mass.