Revit Irregular Roofs

Whether you want a double gable roof with 6 pyramid shaped dormers or a simple gambrel roof the basics remain the same.

Revit irregular roofs.

Mass are quite easy to make but using this method might be require a lot of works. Creating a roof with different eave heights you can create a roof with slope defined lines at different elevations by joining 2 separate roofs. The following example shows a roof that you can create in revit using a slope arrow. I then angled one of the walls in plan view as shown on the floor plan.

I wanted to create an irregular skillion sloped roof see attached image. Learn the basic modeling for 18 different roof types and variations. If your design is quite simple you will not want to spend to much time on your roof. This tool is located in the modify tab.

I started out with a rectangular building design. I will not discuss much about this for now. Revit roof tutorial and free file download. See hd version of video tutorial here.

I then sketched the roof profile and extruded it. Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof. To create a dormer model required walls and additional roof. Revit roof slope can seem complicated at first glance but by learning a few critical features you can create any roof shape you desire.

Download the working file for free to see mo. The roof however stayed rectangular. Then follow these 2 steps. Changing slope angle and using slope arrow.

To do this method you need to select the roof and edit the roof footprint.