Revit Roof Overhang

This post explores the effect of different types of wall finish materials on the overhang of the roof.

Revit roof overhang.

Display a floor plan view or a reflected ceiling plan view. 3d view of roof begin by opening the plan view in which you want to see the roof line overhang as a hidden line. 1 st floor no overhang. Out of the box revit doesn t do this because revit shows it as it s built.

If you want to change the position of the roof use the properties palette to edit the base level and offset properties to change the position. Edit the roof sketch double click the roof or select the roof and click modify roofs tabmode panel edit footprint or edit profile. Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by footprint. Use pick walls if you want the roof to automatically adjust when walls are moved.

Creates a roof using the building footprint to define its boundaries. In the properties dialog box for the view you want to see the overhang lines in set the underlay drop down to be the level on which the roof was created. After creating a roof you can change its shape or overhang cut openings or align ridges. 5 activate overhang on picked walls roofs.

If you choose not to move the roof to a different level revit notifies you later if the roof. When you create a roof in revit using the select walls tool in the options bar you will see an option with a checkbox see the left red colored arrow in the image below. In residential architecture as well as other types it is often a required part of the working drawing set to be able to show the roof overhang as a hidden line on the floor plan views. Select each boundary line and set the value in properties or in option bar.

This video will show you how to increase the overhang on a portion of the roof and fix the eave height. Meaning that in the real world we don t see a dashed lines on the ground so we know there is a roof above. Extend into wall to core.