Revit Roof Rafter Cut

The default is plumb cut as we have seen in the previous images.

Revit roof rafter cut.

B two cut plumb. The ridge cut also called the plumb cut at the top of the rafter the birdsmouth cut. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. C two cut square.

This will allow you to also define fascia depth. After creating a roof change the style of the eaves by specifying the rafter cut. If your fascia depth is selected to be same or more than your roof assembly depth then you ll get a perfect square. To create the desired cut you can use an in place void family on the high roof.

This agacad sneakpeek shows the automated framing made possible by our roof framing tools for revit. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. Solution by design only roof edges that are slope defining are affected by the rafter cut. Also gives you fascia depth option.

Tutorial on roof construction modeling in revit. For two cut plumb and two cut square specify a value for fascia depth between zero and the thickness of the roof. Download free tools4bim dock to get started http. When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts.

In this example the basic roof has 8. Get these project files and all advanced 1h courses. You created a roof that has only one slope defining side. In the drawing area select the roof.

When you placed fascia and set the rafter cut of the roof to two cut plumb or two cut square in the roof properties only the slope defining edge was affected. On the properties palette for rafter cut select plumb cut two cut plumb or two cut square.