The roof however stayed rectangular.
Revit irregular roofs.
Whether you want a double gable roof with 6 pyramid shaped dormers or a simple gambrel roof the basics remain the same.
Creating a roof with different eave heights you can create a roof with slope defined lines at different elevations by joining 2 separate roofs.
9 join roofs add opening to create dormer.
I then sketched the roof profile and extruded it.
Revit roof slope can seem complicated at first glance but by learning a few critical features you can create any roof shape you desire.
I started out with a rectangular building design.
To do this method you need to select the roof and edit the roof footprint.
Creating complex sloping roofs in revit 2014 roof junctions controlling roof slopes and levels.
To create a dormer model required walls and additional roof.
See hd version of video tutorial here.
Revit roof tutorial and free file download.
Download the working file for free to see mo.
This tool is located in the modify tab.
I wanted to create an irregular skillion sloped roof see attached image.
The following example shows a roof that you can create in revit using a slope arrow.
Then follow these 2 steps.
Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof.
If your design is quite simple you will not want to spend to much time on your roof.
Changing slope angle and using slope arrow.
Use join unjoin roof tool.
I then angled one of the walls in plan view as shown on the floor plan.