With extrusion i always have to figure out where i want the roof to be then offset the sketch line by the thickness of the roof to get it in the right place.
Revit sloping one gable to other roof.
To create a slope for an odd shaped roof like the one below use slope arrow.
Draw the arrow then click it and change the properties to select the right levels and offsets.
On the properties palette select or clear defines roof slope.
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Quickly generate a roof with two sloped sides that meet at a peak.
But we re not done yet.
This create an uni directional slope parallel to the arrow.
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.
Change the slope angle of the roof.
Or in 2014 double click the roof to edit it.
Use sloped edges or a slope arrow on a roof to create sloped roof elements.
The tail is the low point and the head is the high point.
Create a sloped roof in revit step 1 draw your roof step 2 define the slope.
This video demonstrates the following.
7 use slope arrow for odd shaped roof.
You now know how to join roofs in revit.
When using a newer software release you may notice.
Slope arrows are seen in sketch mode.
This video was recorded using revit 2012.
In sketch mode select a roof boundary line that defines slope indicated by.
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Define a sloped edge to a sketch line.
Sloped edges on a roof sketch line create a sloped roof.
In this infinite skills tutorial author brian myers demonstrates how to create a gable roof using autodesk revit architecture.
To specify roof pitch select a slope defining boundary line click the numeric slope definition.
Add a gable roof to a building in revit architecture 26 sep 2015.
When i set the roof with no overhang i can move the wall up the gable with the attach tool.
Whereas roof by footprint uses the view level and grows the roof upwards as one would expect since the structure layer is normally on the bottom and has to sit at a particular level.