Roof By Extrusion Revit

To create a dormer model required walls and additional roof.

Roof by extrusion revit.

Specify the work plane. How to create a roof by extruding a profile. The roof by extrusion tool is used to create wave form type roofs you create a sketch of the upper profile of your roof in a side view i e. Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof.

Elevation of section you can select a reference plane to sketch your profile on as long as you have a named one in your model. The roof by extrusion tool creates a roof by extruding a profile that you sketch. In the roof reference level and offset dialog select a value for level. They are ideal for roof shapes that are freeform barrel vaults or similar.

This is a handy tool when the roof you are trying to create cannot be defined simply by sloping the roof up from an edge such as when the cross section of the roof is curved. Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by extrusion. Then follow these 2 steps. Extrusion roofs offer an alternative way to create roof elements.

This tool is located in the modify tab. The highest level in the project is selected by default. You sketch them in elevation and then apply extrusion lengths to them. So first of all let s go ahead and create our reference plan.

In this project if you want to create an arched canopy on the west face of the building. To raise or lower the roof from the reference level. Within revit the roof by extrusuion tool is used in an elevatation or section view as opposed to the roof by footprint tool which is used in a plan view. 9 join roofs add opening to create dormer.