Revit Dutch Hip Roof

How to model a dutch gable roof in revit.

Revit dutch hip roof. This guide provides the answers to the most common roof problems beginners face with revit. The first the roof making up the lower portion is created using the cutoff level property and a cutoff offset then a second roof is created and placed at the cutoff level of the first roof. To create a hip roof 4 side slope define slope for all boundaries. This style of roofing became popular in the united states during the 18 th century in the early georgian period.

The height of the roof keeps the homes cool. Share and vote on ideas for future product releases. Hip roofs are stable because the four sides have an inward slope but it is the gable at the top that gives the roof design a lot of style. The one thing to note when modelling a dutch gable roof in revit is to create an internal set of boundary lines to match the size of the higher level gable that will be above.

Another style of dutch roof is a hip it s the opposite of the gable dutch in every way but cool looking nonetheless it is also constructed in revit in an identical fashion this video will have us combining two different roof styles stacked one on top of the other we will then combine the two roofs to create a seamless roof pitch so to get started lets jump into our. 1 remove slope to create flat roof. The roof edge at the larger dormer is cut with an in place void element. A dutch gable roof is made with 2 roof elements.

Dutch hip roof design is suitable for cottages and ranch style homes rather than in modern homes. For more tips tricks and tutorials on all things revit and bim. To create a gable roof 2 side slope remove slope for half the boundaries. A hip roof or a hipped roof is a style of roofing that slopes downwards from all sides to the walls and hence has no vertical sides.

Visit revit products forum. The dutch gable is a combination of a hip roof with a higher level gable roof both of which have been covered previously.