Revit Roof Slope Insulation

This also adjusts the position of the roof if the support and the roof are not aligned.

Revit roof slope insulation.

I used 1 8 and 1 4 sloped pieces on a 1 4 sloped roof. Use pick supports to split the roof element at the supporting beams. Find the insulation assembly item. Select your roof edit type and select construction.

The shape editing tools display on the contextual tab. First select the roof. Want a sloped structure or a sloped insulation in your flat roof. Start with the sloping joists and use a beam system and a sloped reference plane to hold them with the slope.

Rigid board insulation is the most common type of insulation used in low slope commercial roofing. The second attachment shows how it s actually constructed with 1 2 tapered boards. It is made from cellular plastic or fibrous materials and pressed into boards. How to slope roof insulation only in revit.

Then place the minimum untapered layer of rigid insulation and metal deck on the joists. Use shape editing to add internal drains to the roof built using sloped insulation. 8 set variable material for sloped insulation. By default the whole roof will be sloped.

The first attachment shows how i normally do it with slope defining lines near the roof drain with the tapered insulation roof element either extended to the main roof or just sketched out that way. The insulation thickness must be at least as thick as the vertical slope else you will receive a warning.