How To Cut Into A Roof On Revit

Select the object to be cut.

How to cut into a roof on revit. Click by face or vertical. After adding a dormer cut an opening for it through the roof. In the family category and parameters dialog select cut with voids when loaded and click ok. Autodesk revit structure 2014 hope you enjoyed this lesson on creating roof openings.

Structure tab opening panel. Architecture tab opening panel. Use one of the opening tools to cut a vertical or perpendicular opening in a roof floor or ceiling for example to accommodate a chimney. You can cut openings in the faces of these elements or you can select the entire element to make a vertical cut.

Create the walls and roof elements that make up the dormer. Use one of the opening tools to cut a vertical or perpendicular opening in a roof floor or ceiling for example to accommodate a chimney. Create an in place family roof at choosing void extrusion. Add vertical or by face opening this is part of the revit pure basics package.

Determine the length of the void ideally in 3d view at wireframe mode extend this in order to intersect the roof surface that will be cut. Ideally in a section view draw the contourline of the void using the pick line option on the base of the inside edge of the roof. Click by face or vertical. Open the revit family with unattached voids and click create tab properties panel family category and parameters.

Check out the full thing. Use the join roof tool to join the dormer roof to the primary roof. Load the family into the project and place it. You can cut openings in the faces of these elements or you can select the entire element to make a vertical cut.