Revit Dormer Roof

Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it.

Revit dormer roof.

Creating dormer roofs in revit building 11 jan 2006 by. Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening structure tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it. Thomas cadalyst revit building helps you create dormer roofs including the dormer geometry required by the opening in the main roof. Roof overhang should be set to 2 0.

The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening. This tutorial explains the process to create a gable dormer in revit. How to model a dormer roof in revit. Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof.

Type 2 dormers do not have sidewalls and the dormer roof springs from the eaves of the main roof steps for type 1 dormers. To create a dormer roof we first need to start with the smaller roof portion of the dormer. Type 1 dormers have sidewalls. Attach walls to roof 3.

You can model this in any of the 3 primary roof modelling methods but in the example i have opted to use the roof by extrusion tool. Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof. Adding a dormer is easy if you don t care about overlapping geometry or what the interior might look like figure 1. Set view to level 2.

Dormers in revit you should be able to draw two kinds of dormers. 9 join roofs add opening to create dormer. Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof. Then follow these 2 steps.

This tool is located in the modify tab. Draw a building with a gable roof. The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening.