Revit Changing Roof Ridge

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Revit changing roof ridge.

To fix your roof select the edge of the roof that is lower in the sketch of the roof. Figured it was time to share a solution to a problem i worked on a month or so ago. Charl van der merwe building and architectural design charl revit ridge roof tile introduction with this video we aim to show how you can use the standard fascia roof tool and just with a different profile create a ridge tile for your roof. I have learned a lot.

When you are sketching the roof revit assumes all lines of the sketch are at the same height. Families are placed by drawing on a selected roof face or by selecting a roof edge using the pick line tool. If you want to change the position of the roof use the properties palette to edit the base level and offset properties to change the position of the reference plane. I wanted to make some roof accessory families to increase model accuracy.

Specifically i was looking at making some ridge vent tile and hip cap tile shingle families. When using roof by footprint sometimes i need to change the position of the ridge in plan view. Long time lurker sporadic contributor here. It is a matter of geometry.

This implies also to change the height of the eaves the eaves will be no more at the same level so by changing the height of one eave using a formula and without changing slopes we will achieve our purpose. To change type properties select an element and click modify tabproperties panel type properties. Default thickness indicates the thickness of the roof type. After creating a roof you can change its shape or overhang cut openings or align ridges.

Modify type properties to change a roof family s structure fill pattern and more. If the eves are at the same height the overhang is the same and the slope is the same the ridge line will appear in the middle of the roof. Edit the roof sketch select the roof and click modify roofs tabmode panel edit footprint or edit profile. How to create roof ridge caps and roofing sheets in revit models in a simple way.

Name description construction structure defines the composition of a compound roof. How to create roof ridge caps and roofing sheets in revit models in a simple way.