Revit Understading Roof Base Offset

Modifying revit roof slopes to change the roof from a gable roof to hip roof go into the sketch options select all boundary lines and turn on the defines slope parameter note as a default your roof will have a slope of 30 degrees on all boundaries and form a hip roof unless you change the slope designation in the sketch mode per boundary line.

Revit understading roof base offset. Set base and top of the balusters. Select the base and the top of your balusters. If you choose rafter the plate offset from base is measured from the inside of the wall. In the image below the red dashed line indicate the position of the balusters.

You can see that the baluster base is 100mm from the host and baluster top is set to the. This is the absolute base of the primary view range. It will join in the wrong order and you will need to use the drop down menu next to join to switch the join order. To indicate that it should extend upward 4000 mm above level 2 specify an upper limit of level 2 and a limit offset of 4000 mm.

The parameters above top cut plane and bottom make up the primary range. And element that is on or above this height will be drawn according to it object style. By default the limit offset is the distance between levels 10 or 4000 mm. Defines roof slope.

Then from the modify tab on your ribbon use the join geometry command and select the 7 1 2 roof and the wall. Then adjust the required offset from these elements. In the following section view. Creating complex sloping roofs in revit 2014 roof junctions controlling roof slopes and levels.

Select the wall and use the attach top base button to attach it to the underside of only the 5 1 2 roof. Room 1 has an upper limit of level 1 and a limit offset of 4000. To see the effects of this property more clearly set a value for plate offset from base other than 0. If you choose truss the plate offset from base is measured from the outside of the wall.

As you may expect this is the height that revit will cut through elements ie windows doors etc.