About creating solid and void geometry.
Revit extrude portions of a roof.
Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by extrusion.
We will go through the latter steps below.
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The height of the roof depends on the location where you sketch the profile in the elevation or section view.
To raise or lower the roof from the reference level specify a value for.
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Specify the work plane.
Creates a roof by extruding a profile that you sketch.
For the purposes of this tutorial i am going to use the following simple building.
We will need an existing roof structure a new roof structure as well as an exact match to the portion of roof to be demolished.
You can use a combination of straight lines and arcs to create the profile.
This should keep you existing roof in tact and show a cut in the new construction phase.
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Create a void extrusion and make to required cut in the new construction phase apply the cut and done.
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The highest level in the project is selected by default.
Revit completes the extrusion and returns you to the view in which you started the extrusion.
In this revit architecture tutorial i show you how to create an extruded roof form using the roof by extrusion tool.
Demolishing a portion of roof is quite different to the methodology of demolishing any other element in revit.
Just enjoy the course and drop me line if you found it useful.
To view the extrusion open a 3d view.
Display an elevation 3d or section view.
To resize the extrusion in the 3d view select it and use grips to edit it.
In the roof reference level and offset dialog select a value for level.
Revit roof by extrusion a how to guide presented by dzan ta autodesk elite expert repro products inc.