Click architecture tab work plane panel ref plane.
Revit roof ridge not aligned.
Start with a flat roof then highlight the roof then in the options bar you will see various buttons on lets you place points on the roof the one that looks like a line lets you draw a ridge line.
I have a fixed location where i want the ridge to be located based on the structure of the building and i also have a specific slope that i.
You can align roof ridges in 3d and elevation views.
I ve attached a image of the elevation you can see the gap in the beams where i want to move the roof ridge.
How to create roof ridge caps and roofing sheets in revit models in a simple way.
Then you pick the tool that looks like a dot with up and down arrows to specify the height above the base level you want the ridge at.
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How to create roof ridge caps and roofing sheets in revit models in a simple way.
I first created a new roof using lines not picking any walls and only in a rectangle shape ridge running east west.
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I aligned the north south roof edges with my reference lines 2 0 not the walls.
To align roof ridges in an elevation view use the align tool.
In this video we will be creating a roof ridge tile using the revit fascia tool.
I edited the roof and trimmed up the lines.
In a plan view add a reference plane.
We want to move the ridge by 1 50 meters to left.
This four minute friday will show how to adjust roof eave edges.
In the drawing area sketch a reference plane that is not perpendicular to the roof ridges.
For this we have to change the height of the right eave using offset from roof base at a negative value.
I want the ridge to align with the column that is slightly to the left.
Ridge aligned with my centerline perfectly.
Is there a way to make a roof and set the ridge at a particular fixed location without doing mathematical gymnastics in order to get in the in the desired location.
I don t know how i would even begin to go about that based on slope and distance alone.
Then i tried to add the other ridge going north south.
The footprint is fine and i want the slopes to be based off of the ridge location and wall height not manually entered as i dont know what they will end up being.