Revit Roof Upstand

Roof sample file rvt open the file in revit lt.

Revit roof upstand.

The file contains examples of the following as well as a building using a combination of roof types. Hip roof gable roof shed roof basic flat roof flat roof modified with a slope arrow flat roof modified with shape editing barrel vault download the sample file click the file name. The highest level in the project is selected by default. Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by footprint.

Revit offers several methods of creating roofs. The requirement for flat roof upstands is set out in the latest revision to the british standard. In the roof reference level and offset dialog select a value for level. Let s start off with a flat roof first.

Click by face or vertical. Display an elevation 3d or section view. The code requires that. To raise or lower the roof from the reference level.

Bs 6229 2018 flat roofs with continuously supported flexible waterproof coverings section 4 5. Make sure you have selected roof by footprint from the drop down tools. You can cut openings in the faces of these elements or you can select the entire element to make a vertical cut. Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by extrusion.

Why do we need flat roof upstands. Specify the work plane. 2 activate slope to create a sloped roof want to create a sloped roof. Consequently the whole assembly has a completely horizontal top and bottom surface.

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. In order to demonstrate the creation of both a flat and pitched sloped roof i have created a simple building model. If you try to add a roof on the lowest level a dialog prompts you to move it to a higher level. At all abutments the waterproof layer should be turned up to a level not less than 150 mm.

As you probably well know revit has the ability to define a flat roof element comprised of different material layers. Select the architecture menu and then roof. Choose the method that best meets the needs of your design. If you choose not to move the roof to a different level revit notifies you later if the roof is too low.

See hd version of video tutorial here. Explore sample basic roof shapes in revit lt. About start and end points for extruded roofs the extrusion of a roof can extend in either a positive or a negative direction along the plane perpendicular to the face of a solid component such as a wall. To turn a sloped roof into a flat roof select all roof boundaries purple lines and uncheck defines slope in the option bar.