Place a roof in Revit.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:04
When you create a roof in Revit, you need to sketch the boundaries of the roof.
00:09
There are several tools you can use when creating roofs.
00:13
The default is the Roof by Footprint tool,
00:18
which allows you to place a roof by creating a roof profile and then extruding the profile.
00:24
To complete this exercise, open the CreatingRoofs [2024].rvt exercise file.
00:32
To begin, from the Project Browser, open the Level 4 floor plan view.
00:39
On the Architecture ribbon, in the Build panel, expand the Roof drop-down and select Roof by Footprint.
00:49
When you do, you enter into sketch mode.
00:53
Notice on the Draw panel, Boundary Line is selected by default.
00:58
In the Draw gallery, Pick Walls is the default, but you can use any of the other Draw tools to sketch a roof.
01:08
For this example, select Pick Walls.
01:12
In the Options bar, you can specify if you want the roof to slope, enter an Overhang value,
01:19
or specify if you want the roof to Extend to wall core, rather than the finished face.
01:26
In the Options bar, disable Defines slope, and then select Extend to wall core.
01:36
Expand the Type Selector and choose the type of roof you want to create.
01:43
You can create a Basic Roof or Sloped Glazing.
01:47
For this example, select one of the basic roofs.
01:52
Next, hover your cursor over an existing wall.
01:57
When it highlights, press TAB to highlight the entire chain of walls.
02:04
Then, click to select them.
02:08
You can use the flip control to change whether the boundary lines are on the exterior or interior face of the walls.
02:18
Make sure the sketch lines appear on the interior face of the walls, and then click Finish Edit Mode.
02:28
Note that if the boundary lines are not in a closed loop, or if any line segments overlap, the tool will yield a warning error.
02:37
Revit displays a confirmation dialog.
02:41
Because you selected Extend to wall core and the roof currently overlaps the walls,
02:47
you must confirm that you want to cut the overlapping volume from the walls.
02:52
Click Yes.
02:54
Switch to a 3D view to see the roof that you just created.
00:04
When you create a roof in Revit, you need to sketch the boundaries of the roof.
00:09
There are several tools you can use when creating roofs.
00:13
The default is the Roof by Footprint tool,
00:18
which allows you to place a roof by creating a roof profile and then extruding the profile.
00:24
To complete this exercise, open the CreatingRoofs [2024].rvt exercise file.
00:32
To begin, from the Project Browser, open the Level 4 floor plan view.
00:39
On the Architecture ribbon, in the Build panel, expand the Roof drop-down and select Roof by Footprint.
00:49
When you do, you enter into sketch mode.
00:53
Notice on the Draw panel, Boundary Line is selected by default.
00:58
In the Draw gallery, Pick Walls is the default, but you can use any of the other Draw tools to sketch a roof.
01:08
For this example, select Pick Walls.
01:12
In the Options bar, you can specify if you want the roof to slope, enter an Overhang value,
01:19
or specify if you want the roof to Extend to wall core, rather than the finished face.
01:26
In the Options bar, disable Defines slope, and then select Extend to wall core.
01:36
Expand the Type Selector and choose the type of roof you want to create.
01:43
You can create a Basic Roof or Sloped Glazing.
01:47
For this example, select one of the basic roofs.
01:52
Next, hover your cursor over an existing wall.
01:57
When it highlights, press TAB to highlight the entire chain of walls.
02:04
Then, click to select them.
02:08
You can use the flip control to change whether the boundary lines are on the exterior or interior face of the walls.
02:18
Make sure the sketch lines appear on the interior face of the walls, and then click Finish Edit Mode.
02:28
Note that if the boundary lines are not in a closed loop, or if any line segments overlap, the tool will yield a warning error.
02:37
Revit displays a confirmation dialog.
02:41
Because you selected Extend to wall core and the roof currently overlaps the walls,
02:47
you must confirm that you want to cut the overlapping volume from the walls.
02:52
Click Yes.
02:54
Switch to a 3D view to see the roof that you just created.
