Revit Cut Roof At Height

In this tips tricks we are going to cover how to create a mansard roof you may not have noticed this before but revit has the ability to cut a roof at a pre set height.

Revit cut roof at height.

For two cut plumb and two cut square specify a value for fascia depth between zero and the thickness of the roof. While in sketch mode select a slope defining boundary line. After creating a roof change the style of the eaves by specifying the rafter cut. The view range is a set of horizontal planes that control object visibility and display in the view.

So i need the cut plane at the elevation more than 1700. The top and bottom clip planes represent the topmost and bottommost portion of the view range. The roof tool in revit is a very simple tool to use but you can get some very complex and interesting roof designs from it. This image was snipped from revit help about view range.

Revit gives us three options. The floor plan cut the model at elevation 1200 mm but the windows sill height are at 1700 mm. Every plan view has a property called view range also known as a visible range. If you are not familiar with view range this image can help to set the options above.

After creating a roof you can adjust the height of the eaves. About the view range. Read it if you need more. Rafter cut additional options in revit have to do with the termination of the rafters at the eaves.

On the properties palette specify a value for offset from roof base or plate offset from base. Click finish edit mode. In the drawing area select the roof. On the properties palette for rafter cut select plumb cut two cut plumb or two cut square.