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Create a shed roof

Create a roof sketch for a shed roof using the roof by footprint method. Apply slope properties to a roof sketch. Convert a roof sketch to a roof element.


Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:

RF-Arch_Shed-Roof_RVT2021.rvt

Step-by-step guide

Create a roof sketch for a shed roof using the roof by footprint method, apply slope properties, and convert a roof sketch to a roof element.

  1. Open the project RF_Arch_Shed Roof_RVT2021.rvt. It opens in the 3D view.
  2. Orbit the model to see the front of the building and zoom in on the entrance.

In the Revit interface, the open project for this example, with the 3D view orbited to show the front entrance of the building.

  1. In the Project Browser, Floor Plans section, double-click Level 2 to open the view. Zoom in on the entrance.
  2. In the Architecture tab > Build panel, expand Roof and click Roof by Footprint.

In the drawing area, the Level 2 view zoomed in on the front entrance, and in the Architecture tab, Build panel, the Roof drop-down expanded, with Roof by Footprint selected.

  1. In the Options Bar, verify that Defines slope is selected and set the Overhang to 1'-0".
  2. In the Draw panel, verify that Pick Walls is selected.
  3. Select the three outside walls, verifying that the overhang is on the outside of the building.

In the Options Bar and Draw panel, options for this example configured and highlighted in red, and in the Level 2 view, the cursor hovering over the third wall to be selected, with a dashed line displaying on the outside of the building.

  1. In the Draw panel, click Line.
  2. Draw the line across the front of the building.
  3. In the Modify tab > Modify panel, click Trim/Extend to Corner.

In the Level 2 view, a line drawn across the front of the building, and in the Modify tab > Modify panel, Trim/Extend to Corner selected.

  1. Select the vertical line on the side you want to keep, and then select the horizontal line.
  2. Repeat on the other end to form a closed loop.

With one side of the roof trimmed, the opposite vertical line and the horizontal line selected to trim the edge and form a closed loop.

  1. Click Modify.
  2. Select the lower horizontal line.
  3. In the Options Bar select Defines slope.
  4. In Properties, change the Slope value to 6" /12".
  5. In the Modify | Create Roof Footprint tab > Mode panel, click Finish Edit Mode.

The lower horizontal line selected, settings for this example configured and highlighted in red, and in the Modify | Create Roof Footprint tab > Mode panel, Finish Edit Mode selected.

  1. When prompted, click Attach.
  2. Open the 3D view.

In the 3D view, the created roof highlighted over the building entrance.

  1. Save the project.