Select the roof edge that will be the gutter edge.
Revit no check box to finish roof.
Click ok until all of the dialogs are closed.
Finish roof completes the creation of the roof.
Hit the edit roof button.
Next to the desired layer of the roof or floor in the assembly select the variable check box.
The roof type and specify roof parameters.
Locate the group edit panel and drag it back to the revit ribbon.
Your roof now has a slope.
Check the defines slope paramater and give it a slope.
For gables do the same thing for 2 opposing roof edges.
There is a disctinct line between the perpendicular boundary lower and the top of the roof.
We will delve into great detail on each later on but to start let s look at the standard roof by footprint workflow.
For more information see modify the shape of a roof or structural floor.
For hips same thing for all 4 roof edges.
If it can t be found after minimizing all windows try using the windows key d shortcut to show the desktop this sometimes brings up floating dialogs into the view.
There are 3 primary sub tools that you can use to model roofs in revit roof by footprint roof by extrusion and roof by face.
Well first off you need full revit with modify sub elements tools.
The finish and cancel buttons are missing when in group edit mode the edit group ribbon panel is offscreen.
The area above the boundary line is a different shade with no pattern.
Second you edit structure of a floor or roof system family type and in it s edit assembly dialog box check the variable checkbox next to the layer that will be variable thickness.
Hello i am using revit 2014 and when i attach my brick walls to the roof the attachment works but its losing the exterior pattern finish.
Click modify element tab shape editing panel modify sub elements and make the desired changes to the roof or floor.
Creating roofs in revit david cohn.
To model a roof by footprint in revit undertake the following.
Autodesk revit 2008 raising the roof.