Revit Roof Shape Editing

Add points manually or create them automatically with split lines.

Revit roof shape editing.

By specifying the elevation of these points you split the surface into sub regions that can slope independently. Floors and roofs that have been shape edited will not report a true thickness. You will see shape editing tools from in your ribbon contextual tab. This also adjusts the position of the roof if the support and the roof are not aligned.

First select the roof. In order to enable shape editing tools the following conditions must be met. In the example below we add a bunch of points and change their relative height with modify sub elements tool. These are available on flat slabs only.

Modify the height of points to create the desired slope. The shape editing tools display on the contextual tab. Shape editing tools are used to create flat roof slope. This shape editing tools will not appear if you define the roof slope.

First activate add split line and draw the lines like below. An alternative way to apply slope to a roof or floor is the shape editing tools. On this flat slab you add one or more points and then adjust the z height of those points. Use pick supports to split the roof element at the supporting beams.

After you finish creating the roof select it. Floors must be flat and on a horizontal plane. Use shape editing to add internal drains to the roof built using sloped insulation. The shape editing tools were designed to allow for moderate slopes and in such cases variances in true thickness are trivial.

Revit structure you can use shape editing tools to manipulate the surface of a flat non sloped floor or roof by defining high and low points for drainage. This will modify the form of the roof and allow for customized roof shapes. Revit structural project 08 roof 0pen web steel joist framing and modify grid duration.