Sloping Roof In Revit

How to model a sloped soffit for a gable roof in revit.

Sloping roof in revit.

Select the original soffit and edit the sketch. A sloped roof is more capable of removing water from the building s exterior and can be an attractive alternative to the flat roof. 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. By applying the defines slope property to lines of a roof boundary you can create different roof types including flat roofs gable roofs and hip roofs.

Remove the section of the sketch that involved the gable end of the roof make sure the boundaries remain as closed loops. On the properties palette select or clear defines roof slope. 8 set variable material for sloped insulation. The insulation thickness must be at least as thick as the vertical slope else you will receive a warning.

In sketch mode select a roof boundary line that defines slope indicated by. By default the whole roof will be sloped. Revit roof slope can seem complicated at first glance but by learning a few critical features you can create any roof shape you desire. Whether you want a double gable roof with 6 pyramid shaped dormers or a simple gambrel roof the basics remain the same.

Here is a little known method that can be used to create a soffit that follows the falls of the gable roof or similar. You can use slope arrows to create slopes on a roof. For instructions see creating a sloped surface using a slope arrow. Check variable material in the roof structure to create sloped insulation.

The slope on a flat roof is too small to shed water and the shallow slope tends to collect leaves and debris that act like dams. To specify roof pitch select a slope defining boundary line click the numeric slope definition. The following example shows a roof that you can create in revit lt using a slope arrow.