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Roof in Revit can be created using different methods, depending on the needs of your design. You can create a roof by,

  • a building footprint
  • as an extrusion
  • with sloped glazing
  • from a mass instance

Roof is also a compound structure whose material and thickness can be edited using Edit Assembly dialog box in its Type properties similar to Walls and Floors. To learn more about Compound structures, please click here.

Roof by Footprint

Get a step by step guide to: Create a Roof by Footprint

Roof by Extrusion

Get a step by step guide to: Create a Roof by Extrusion

Sloped Glazing Roof

There are two roof system families in Revit: Basic Roof and Sloped Glazing. Basic roofs are compound roof structures made of several layers. Sloped Glazing roofs on the other hand are like curtain walls used for a roof. Sloped Glazing roofs, like curtain walls, host curtain panels, grids, and mullions.

Get a step by step guide to: Working with Sloped Glazing

Learn about how to create a sloped glazing roof system using this Video Tutorial – by BIM 290

Dormer Roof

Get a step by step guide to: Create a Dormer Roof

Learn about how to create a dormer roof in this Video Tutorial – by Mr. Z

More about Roof

Learn about adding Soffits, Fascia and Gutter to the Roof using this Video Tutorial – by Balkan Architect

Practice Tutorial

  1. To further practice your skills in modeling roofs, please use the Tutorial below. In this tutorial, you will learn,
  • to create a roof by extrusion method
  • to attach a wall to the roof

PRACTICE TUTORIAL: “Modeling Roof“

2. For examples of basic roof shapes, and a link to a sample Revit model containing these examples, see the Roof Sample File topic.

3. To learn about how to model 10 common roof shapes using this Video Tutorial – by Balkan Architect

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Ceiling in Revit refers to architectural ceilings under the structural slab. Ceilings can be created in a reflected ceiling plan view. They are level based elements and thus, you can create them at a specified distance above the level in which they reside.

Video Tutorial:

Learn about how to create a ceiling by using this video tutorial – by Mr. Z

If you would like to create more complex ceiling designs, learn different methods in these Video Tutorials – by Balkan Architect

Step by Step Guide

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Floors are system families in Revit that can be created with boundaries either sketched using drawing tools or by picking walls. Floors are created downwards from the level on which they are sketched. Thus, by default, top of the floor is aligned with the level line.

Video Tutorial

Floors, like walls, are compound structures. Thus, to add multiple layers of materials (structural, finishes, insulation, etc) or change the thickness of the floor, you must use the Edit Assembly dialog box to add compound layers.

Step by Step Guide

Practice Tutorial:

To further practice your skills in modeling floors, please use the Tutorial below. In this tutorial, you will learn,

  • To add a structural floor slab
  • To create a new floor type with required thickness
  • To Copy and Paste Align

PRACTICE TUTORIAL: “Modeling Floors”

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Components are those building elements that are usually delivered and installed on site – such as furniture, plumbing fixtures, lighting, etc. Components are loadable families, which need to be loaded in the project from your content library.

There are free standing components such as furniture or equipment placed on a floor/level. There are also host-based components which are dependent on a building element that acts as a host such as a wall lamp that has wall as its host. When a wall is moved/deleted, the dependent component is also moved/deleted. Usually, the wall, floor, level/work-plane, roof, ceiling or a face of an object work as a host for components.

Video Tutorial

Step by Step Guide

Practice Tutorial:

If you would like to further practice your skills with placing components, please use the Practice Tutorial below where you will learn to,

  • To place a component in the model
  • To place a host-based component
  • Use Create Similar tool
  • To move a host-based component to a different host

PRACTICE TUTORIAL available here – “Modeling Components”

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Doors and Windows can be added in plan, elevation, section or a 3D view. They are loadable families, which means that the family of the door (sizes, shapes, design) can be customized and placed in the library to later load them in your project.

Doors and Windows are dependent elements on their host which is usually a wall. Like in real life, a door cannot be placed if there is no wall on site. Similarly, in Revit, a door cannot be placed without a wall.

Video Tutorial

Step by Step Guide

Doors:

Creating a custom Door Tag Family – Video Tutorial

Windows:

Practice Tutorial:

If you would like to further practice your skills in adding doors and windows, please use the tutorial below.

  1. Modeling Doors – In this tutorial, you will learn to
  • To load a family into the project
  • To customize the door sizes and create new door types
  • To place a door in the project
  • To adjust the position of the door using permanent dimension and equality constraint
  • Use temporary dimensions to adjust the position of the door
  • Use Move Tool to adjust the position of the door
  • Use Align tool to adjust the position of the door

PRACTICE TUTORIAL: ” Modeling Doors “

2. Modeling Windows – In this tutorial, you will learn to,

In this tutorial, you will learn,

  • To load a family into the project
  • To customize the window sizes and create new window types
  • To place a window in the project
  • To add Window Tags on your drawing

PRACTICE TUTORIAL: ” Modeling Windows“

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