This is typically a read only value unless a shape edit has been applied and its type contains a variable layer.
Revit roof variable thickness not workign.
When the value is writable it can be used to set a uniform thickness of the roof.
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Revit variable layers for roofs and floors.
The variable thickness parameter column will contain empty check boxes next to layers where variable thickness can be enabled.
Set variable material for sloped insulation this is part of the revit pure basics package.
Indicates the thickness of the roof.
The variable layer thickness parameter of roofs and floors affects the shape editing tools in the following ways.
In the edit assembly dialog specify the material for layers and the thickness of those layers.
By default the whole roof will be sloped.
See variable layer thickness for roofs and.
For more information about the edit assembly dialog see compound structure.
When there is a variable thickness layer the top face of the roof or floor slopes and the bottom stays in a horizontal plane creating.
The variable thickness parameter column will contain empty check boxes next to layers where variable thickness can be enabled.
The next step i tried was making a plan roof and modifying the sub elements but since my roof is not rectangular there a lot of points in the middle that i have to manually adjust the height.
Select the floor or roof.
Next to the desired layer of the roof or floor in the assembly select the variable check box.
I appears that the variable thickness in floors and roofs only works with modifying sub elements in the floor.
Hi i am trying to model a non rectangular single slope roof with a variable thickness.
Click ok until all of the dialogs are closed.
The entry can be blank if the thickness varies.
Want a sloped structure or a sloped insulation in your flat roof.
In the value box of the structure property click edit.
The problem is that whenever i use a slope arrow revit doesn t vary the thickness.
When there is no variable thickness layer the whole roof or floor slopes and maintains constant thickness between parallel top and bottom faces.
I have a balcony floor with multiple jogs and i d like for heights of all those jogs to fall along the slope and not have to independently calculate the height of each jog.
On the properties palette click edit type.
8 set variable material for sloped insulation.
The insulation thickness must be at least as thick as the vertical slope else you will receive a warning.