Revit Roof Profile

Now that you have created your revit structural decking floor type you are ready to create your floor.

Revit roof profile.

In the previous tutorial we learn about creating roof in revit model. We will learn how to create two profile family and use them to define our fascia. Creating a section view to view the details of the metal deck. Creating your floor and cantilevers.

This video demonstrates the following. In the above image the profile you see 2 is the complete profile for this roof. We created a sloped roof and a roof slab below it. Revit places a reference plane at the specified offset.

For static design and calculations use lindabs own developed software lindab structuraldesigner which you will find on lindabs website. A classic roof profile that suites most applications. So in this tutorial we will close it edges using roof fascia. Using the reference plane you can control the position of the extruded roof in relation to a level.

When you are happy with your profile sketch go ahead and hit the green cross. Sketch the profile of the roof as an open loop. Creating a new deck type by duplicating an existing deck type and changing its profile. Draw one half of your gambrel roof profile working from the roof midpoint ridgeline out towards the eaves.

As before select roof by extrusion pick your plane and assign your reference level. Made of polyester coated metal sheet for exact color range in your country please visit your local lindab website. Using the edit button for the structure parameter to open the edit assembly dialog and make adjustments to the. I say again do not create a closed loop revit will not accept it for this type of sketch.

If you are new to revit i would advise you check out this monster revit roof tutorial post first so you are completely familiar with how to model architectural roofs in revit before undertaking the various eaves detail items that are described below. Adjust the metal deck profile shape and layers to better conform to documentation requirements. This will instruct revit to proceed and create the 3d geometry for your roof form. Create a new family.

Best way to approach a gambrel style roof in revit is by using the roof by extrusion tool. How to create a roof fascia in revit. First of all you will need to ensure you have a fascia profile family loaded into your project.