Modifying Points In Revit For Roof Plan

Make sure define slope is inactive and that the arrow lies on the boundaries.

Modifying points in revit for roof plan.

Select the floor or roof to modify. The points are used by the shape modification tools to change the element geometry. Select the roof and click modify roofs tab mode panel edit footprint or edit profile. We could of course just draw these on the appropriate floor plan views using detail lines which would certainly get the job done.

This makes the roof line visible in the plan view but the lines appear as solid lines. 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. Use the modify sub elements button to select your newly placed points.

Select the desired linetype from the line style type selector. To use this do the following. This create an uni directional slope parallel to the arrow. Some typical scenarios are the include the outline of the perimeter of the roof the outline of an entrance canopy roof light positions etc.

Select the linework tool in the view panel on the home ribbon. Add a negative value to the middle points and a slope is created. If you found t. Revit displays the modify linework contextual ribbon.

Click on each roof edge line to change the linetype. Select your flat roof press the modify sub elements button that appears. Edit the roof sketch. The elevation edit box displays on the options bar with a relative check box next to it.

Add point or split line if better suited creates points at intersections place your new points as required. The tail is the low point and the head is the high point. 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. 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.

If you select relative new points will be.