Revit Cut Roofs

Open the revit family with unattached voids and click create tab properties panel family category and parameters.

Revit cut roofs.

At this point you ve cut 1 roof rafter. Use join unjoin roof tool. Load the family into the project and place it. You can cut openings in the faces of these elements or you can select the entire element to make a vertical cut.

Architecture tabopening panel structure tabopening panel use the by face option when you want the. Cue the voices of an angelic choir with the reveal of your joined roof well done. But we re not done yet. This tool is located in the modify tab.

Revit roof slope can seem complicated at first glance but by learning a few critical features you can create any roof shape you desire. See hd version of video tutorial here. Depending on the size of your structure you will need to cut several or many more. In the family category and parameters dialog select cut with voids when loaded and click ok.

Rafter cut additional options in revit have to do with the termination of the rafters at the eaves. Use one of the opening tools to cut a vertical or perpendicular opening in a roof floor or ceiling for example to accommodate a chimney. Whether you want a double gable roof with 6 pyramid shaped dormers or a simple gambrel roof the basics remain the same. 9 join roofs add opening to create dormer.

You now know how to join roofs in revit. The default is plumb cut as we have seen in the previous images. Click modify tab geometry panel cut drop down cut geometry. To create a dormer model required walls and additional roof.

Revit gives us three options. Click by face or vertical. Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof. Then follow these 2 steps.

Do the same for the other side copying doesn t work for some reason try it if you like and you ll see if it does work then revit likes you better than it likes me.