Roof By Extrusion Revit

Display an elevation 3d or section view.

Roof by extrusion revit.

To raise or lower the roof from the reference level. Specify the work plane. They are ideal for roof shapes that are freeform barrel vaults or similar. 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.

Extrusion roofs offer an alternative way to create roof elements. Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof. Use join unjoin roof tool. In this project if you want to create an arched canopy on the west face of the building.

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. We also need to use a refrence plane upopn which we can sketch the side profile for our extrusion. The highest level in the project is selected by default. This tool is located in the modify tab.

You sketch them in elevation and then apply extrusion lengths to them. How to create a roof by extruding a profile. In the roof reference level and offset dialog select a value for level. The roof by extrusion tool creates a roof by extruding a profile that you sketch.

So first of all let s go ahead and create our reference plan. 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. Then follow these 2 steps. 9 join roofs add opening to create dormer.