Revit Extend One Roof To Another

Trim or extend one element to a boundary defined by another element.

Revit extend one roof to another. This allows you to pick a roof edge then extend it to another roof edge or a wall. After you sketch walls and a roof for your design sketch another roof that you want to join to the original roof. The downside about this method is you can t join the roof to another roof. Note that you cannot add the.

The from the modify tab on the ribbon allows you to extend one roof element over and into another true changing the name of a level tag in elevation causes revit to rename all the corresponding views plan ceiling etc if you answer yes to the prompt. So you will have two separate roof. Select the reference to use as a boundary. To keep the porch roof framing as simple as possible we installed a structural ridge supported by posts at each end with the common rafters landing on top of the ridge.

Http pbl stanford edu how to attach walls to roof objects in revit. Use join unjoin roof tool. In this sample i only use one. Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof.

As daniel mentioned there s a tool under the modify tab geometry panel to join unjoin roofs. You can move the roof from elevation view or change the offset value. To create a dormer model required walls and additional roof. You also need to adjust the roof height to match the other roof.

Click modify tab modify panel trim drop down trim extend single element. Then follow these 2 steps. You can drag any point in your roof and adjust the roof shape as you want. If desired set the lines of the second roof to be slope defining except the roof line that will be coincident with the first roof or the.

Then select the element to trim or extend. This tool is located in the modify tab. Sometimes however it doesn t work as expected. If this element crosses the boundary or a projection the part that you click is retained.

On revit 2016 under architecture modify geometry you have a button to extend one roof to join another easily by touching each in turn.