Open Gable Roof Revit

This tutorial is an excerpt from the revit architecture roof design training course.

Open gable roof revit.

It is primarily used on buildings with metal roofs and a roof overhang. Revit roof slope can seem complicated at first glance but by learning a few critical features you can create any roof shape you desire. Revit roof with gabled front porch. Add a gable roof to a building in revit architecture 26 sep 2015.

Whether you want a double gable roof with 6 pyramid shaped dormers or a simple gambrel roof the basics remain the same. In this infinite skills tutorial author brian myers demonstrates how to create a gable roof using autodesk revit architecture. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. The steps to model a roof by extrusion in revit are as follows.

See the bim manual for further information. Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof. Get answers fast from autodesk support staff and product experts in the forums. Located in the architecture tab this tool is used to create a dormer shaped hole in the main roof.

Create a dormer opening. The flashing has an adjustable height measure. First we need to navigate to the roof by extrusion tool. Once you are in roof by extrusion a dialogue window will open.

It can be obtained in the lindab colour and coating of your choice. Visit revit products forums. To do this go to architecture tab roof dropdown roof by extrusion. The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening.

1 check define slope to create a sloped roof. Another way of creating the gable roof type in revit is to use the roof by extrusion tool. This thin gauge steel flashing protects the connection between wall and roof on the gable against rainfall. Click the green check to complete the opening.

Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening structure tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it. Select the main roof then click on dormer walls and roof.