Revit Dormer Roof

Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof.

Revit dormer roof.

How to model a dormer roof in revit. Then follow these 2 steps. Set view to level 2. You can model this in any of the 3 primary roof modelling methods but in the example i have opted to use the roof by extrusion tool.

Adding a dormer is easy if you don t care about overlapping geometry or what the interior might look like figure 1. Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening structure tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it. This tool is located in the modify tab. Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof.

Dormers in revit you should be able to draw two kinds of dormers. Creating dormer roofs in revit building 11 jan 2006 by. Draw a building with a gable roof. To create a dormer roof we first need to start with the smaller roof portion of the dormer.

Attach walls to roof 3. Type 1 dormers have sidewalls. This tutorial explains the process to create a gable dormer in revit. Thomas cadalyst revit building helps you create dormer roofs including the dormer geometry required by the opening in the main roof.

9 join roofs add opening to create dormer. To create a dormer model required walls and additional roof. Type 2 dormers do not have sidewalls and the dormer roof springs from the eaves of the main roof steps for type 1 dormers. Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof.

The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening. The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening. Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it.