Revit Roof Rafter Cut

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Revit roof rafter cut.

Solution by design only roof edges that are slope defining are affected by the rafter cut. There are three options a plumb cut. When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts. This will allow you to also define fascia depth.

The ridge cut also called the plumb cut at the top of the rafter the birdsmouth cut. Revit gives us three options. To create the desired cut you can use an in place void family on the high roof. B two cut plumb.

On the properties palette for rafter cut select plumb cut two cut plumb or two cut square. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. Rafter cut additional options in revit have to do with the termination of the rafters at the eaves. When you placed fascia and set the rafter cut of the roof to two cut plumb or two cut square in the roof properties only the slope defining edge was affected.

The default is plumb cut as we have seen in the previous images. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. In the drawing area select the roof. After creating a roof change the style of the eaves by specifying the rafter cut.

Get these project files and all advanced 1h courses. If your fascia depth is selected to be same or more than your roof assembly depth then you ll get a perfect square. In this example the basic roof has 8. C two cut square.

Download free tools4bim dock to get started http. You created a roof that has only one slope defining side.