Roof Is Flat Revit

2 activate slope to create a sloped roof.

Roof is flat revit.

Click architecture tab roof drop down roof by footprint. This video covers how to create a flat roof in revit that contains slopes for roof drainage. We can use the same attach top base tool to tidy up this junction. The revit interface is a bit unclear about constructing a flat roof but no roof is truly flat and creating a flat roof in revit allows the designer to annotate the roof without having to deal with the issues associated with the modelled hips and valleys of a low slope roof.

Roof by footprint can be used for both flat and sloped pitched roofs. On the properties palette set the underlay value to 01 store floor. Once again select the wall first 1. On the options bar set overhang to 0 and clear defines slope.

Draw a flat roof. On the draw panel click pick walls. Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by footprint. Welcome to the revit forum you are currently viewing as a guest which gives you limited access to view attachments ask questions and access other features.

We cover creating the flat roof adding slopes to roof by using. The revit interface is a bit unclear about constructing a flat roof but no roof is truly flat and creating a flat roof in revit allows the designer to annotate the roof without having to deal with the issues associated with the modeled hips and valleys of a low slope roof. In the option bar make sure defines slope is deactivated before drawing the boundary. Revit then makes the wall meet the underside of the roof correctly.

If you choose not to move the roof to a different level revit notifies you later if the roof is too low. Then choose attach top base 2 and finally select the roof 3. I ve recently bumped up against this problem and my solution for a flat curb was to use a bit of roof sketched to the required size raised 6 minimum above the main minimally slope. On the draw panel select a sketch or pick tool.

To turn a sloped roof into a flat roof select all roof boundaries purple lines and uncheck defines slope in the option bar. Want to create a flat roof.