Revit Cut Roof With Wall

Select the object to be cut.

Revit cut roof with wall.

Load the family into the project and place it. The bad thing about extruded roofs is the fact you can t follow along with the footprint of your building the good thing is we can do something about that the objective of this video is to go to the plan view we will then create a void where our walls jag in and out this is going to allow revit to cut the roof properly in plan to get started jump into your revit roofs. If you re new to revit you may be interested in my beginner s guide to revit architecture 84 part video tutorial training course the course is 100 free with no catches or exclusions. Open the revit family with unattached voids and click create tab properties panel family category and parameters.

You don t even need to sign up. This is relatively simple. Architecture tab opening panel. Click modify tab geometry panel cut drop down cut geometry.

If anyone is still looking for a solution you can make a roof cut into an existing roof using component model in place. Measure the full width of the outside wall. Create a void extrusion and make to required cut in the new construction phase apply the cut and done. Have been learning revit for around 2 weeks and having some fun.

Cut with voids when loaded. I have been trying to cut a intersect roof yesterday and got struck all day. I was able to join the roofs by the join command however there was no cutting at the intersections between the roofs at the main. Hope this is of assistance.

For most buildings the birdsmouth cut is 4 inches 10 cm deep. However problem arises please have a look at the attachment pic. The width of the 2x4 used to frame the outer wall measures 3 5 inches 8 9 cm and the outside sheathing measures 1 2 inch 1 3 cm. Click by face or vertical.

Structure tab opening panel. 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. Just enjoy the course and drop me line if you found it useful. You can cut openings in the faces of these elements or you can select the entire element to make a vertical cut.

Determine the depth of the birdsmouth cut.