Low Slope Roof In Revit

Want a sloped structure or a sloped insulation in your flat roof.

Low slope roof in revit.

Check variable material in the roof structure to create sloped insulation. For a low slope roof you can change these to inch rise to 12 inch run by clicking the roof outline and replacing the slope dimensions. The roof assembly is defined as the roof deck along with the roof membrane and roof insulation. Low slope roofs are often referred to as flat roofs.

On the properties palette select or clear defines roof slope. Select the lines of the roof outline and right click over the line. Revit will issue a warning when a slope significantly deviates from the expected thickness. A roof cannot attach to another roof and the roof cannot be a curtain roof.

Flat roof in revit this one is very straightforward. This create an uni directional slope parallel to the arrow. The insulation thickness must be at least as thick as the vertical slope else you will receive a warning. To specify roof pitch select a slope defining boundary line click the numeric slope definition.

Floors must be flat and on a horizontal plane. In order to enable shape editing tools the following conditions must be met. Draw the arrow then click it and change the properties to select the right levels and offsets. 8 set variable material for sloped insulation.

See hd version of video tutorial here. The second option in the list is toggle slope defining. The tail is the low point and the head is the high point. To create a slope for an odd shaped roof like the one below use slope arrow.

To construct a flat roof you must toggle the slope defining line see step 3. In sketch mode select a roof boundary line that defines slope indicated by. The roof system is defined as the roof membrane including surfacing and the roof insulation. By default the whole roof will be sloped.

Roof assemblies with a pitch slope of less than 3 12 are considered low slope roofs.