Revit Extrude Portions Of A Roof

Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by extrusion.

Revit extrude portions of a roof.

This should keep you existing roof in tact and show a cut in the new construction phase. To raise or lower the roof from the reference level specify a value for. With the roof by extrusion method in revit you first sketch the profile of the top of the roof in an elevation or section view and then extrude the roof. Revit roof by extrusion a how to guide presented by dzan ta autodesk elite expert repro products inc.

Revit completes the extrusion and returns you to the view in which you started the extrusion. We will go through the latter steps below. Subscribe to the repro products channel. For the purposes of this tutorial i am going to use the following simple building.

The highest level in the project is selected by default. To view the extrusion open a 3d view. If anyone is still looking for a solution you can make a roof cut into an existing roof using component model in place. In the roof reference level and offset dialog select a value for level.

Specify the work plane. Just enjoy the course and drop me line if you found it useful. About creating solid and void geometry. If you d like to learn everything about revit roofs you may be interested in my revit roofs masterclass course.

Creates a roof by extruding a profile that you sketch. 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. The height of the roof depends on the location where you sketch the profile in the elevation or section view. Create a void extrusion and make to required cut in the new construction phase apply the cut and done.

Hope this is of assistance. Demolishing a portion of roof is quite different to the methodology of demolishing any other element in revit. To resize the extrusion in the 3d view select it and use grips to edit it. You can use a combination of straight lines and arcs to create the profile.

We will need an existing roof structure a new roof structure as well as an exact match to the portion of roof to be demolished.