Revit Dormer Roof Tutorial

In the video below we ll step you through one of the most widely used dormers.

Revit dormer roof tutorial.

Bimsrv revit modeling tutorials revit templates cad standards automation. Dormers in revit you should be able to draw two kinds of dormers. Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof. To create a dormer roof we first need to start with the smaller roof portion of the dormer.

Type 2 dormers do not have sidewalls and the dormer roof springs from the eaves of the main roof steps for type 1 dormers. Aubin for an in depth discussion in this video rewind. Today i am posting a small tutorial about creating dormer dormer openings in revit architecture. Attach walls to roof 3.

Roof overhang should be set to 2 0. Modeling an a frame dormer. How to build a roof dormer part of revit. Set view to level 2.

You can also watch the video tutorial below if you prefer. We ve got you covered. This tutorial explains the process to create a gable dormer in revit. The dormer is typically made up of two cheek walls a face wall and an an a frame or shed styled roof.

Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening structure tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it. You can model this in any of the 3 primary roof modelling methods but in the example i have opted to use the roof by extrusion tool. The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening. How to model a dormer roof in revit.

It is a very simple process but has a few steps so if you are having problems with dormers or interested in learning continue reading the first step is to create some temporary walls as shown in the image below. Draw a building with a gable roof. First a work plane needs to be decided upon. Struggling to create the perfect roof in revit.

Want to create a dormer window. Not sure how to create a slope.