Modifying Points In Revit For Roof Plan

Edit the roof sketch.

Modifying points in revit for roof plan. Select the linework tool in the view panel on the home ribbon. Add point or split line if better suited creates points at intersections place your new points as required. Select your flat roof press the modify sub elements button that appears. This video shows you how to add a split line and a point to a flat roof so that you can edit the roof to allow for drainage channels gulleys.

We could of course just draw these on the appropriate floor plan views using detail lines which would certainly get the job done. You can use the add point tool to add singular points to the element geometry. Add a negative value to the middle points and a slope is created. To use this do the following.

If you found t. Some typical scenarios are the include the outline of the perimeter of the roof the outline of an entrance canopy roof light positions etc. Make sure define slope is inactive and that the arrow lies on the boundaries. Click modify floors tabshape editing paneladd point.

In the example below we add a bunch of points and change their relative height with modify sub elements tool. Revit displays the modify linework contextual ribbon. If you select relative new points will be. This makes the roof line visible in the plan view but the lines appear as solid lines.

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 of the reference plane. Use the modify sub elements button to select your newly placed points. The elevation edit box displays on the options bar with a relative check box next to it. This create an uni directional slope parallel to the arrow.

Select the roof and click modify roofs tab mode panel edit footprint or edit profile. The points are used by the shape modification tools to change the element geometry. The tail is the low point and the head is the high point. Add a negative value to the middle points and a slope is created.

Select the desired linetype from the line style type selector.