Revit Cut Roof For Dormer

Create the walls and roof elements that make up the dormer.

Revit cut roof for dormer.

Edit the dormer opening to reflect the roof modification as per figure 9. After adding a dormer cut an opening for it through the roof. You can make a roof cut into an existing roof using component model in place. You need four walls to cut a dormer opening in the main roof and the opening should be fully contained within the dormer roof.

From the home tab select dormer opening. You can model this in any of the 3 primary roof modelling methods but in the example i have opted to use the roof by extrusion tool. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. First a work plane needs to be decided upon.

Select the dormer cut and then select the edit dormer opening from the ribbon as shown in figure 8. Create the walls and roof elements that make up the dormer. The next step is to cut a dormer opening in the main roof. Use the join roof tool to join the dormer roof to the primary roof.

Or is there a way round that. Select the top wall of the dormer and move it down so it is below the valleys. This tutorial explains the process to create a gable dormer in revit. Revit roof slope can seem complicated at first glance but by learning a few critical features you can create any roof shape you desire nbsp whether you want a double gable roof with 6 pyramid shaped dormers or a simple gambrel roof the basics remain the same.

How to model a dormer roof in revit. Change the visual style back to shaded to show the finished item as in. After adding a dormer cut an opening for it through the roof. Say adding a dormer which will involve cutting out a hole in the roof using the dormer tool which leaves a hole in the existing phase view of the roof as well as the new construction view.

The dormer cut has been left selected to show the modification.