Residential Roofs

[max.johnson]

Anyone know where to get tutorials on doing complex residential roofs. I know about DGCAD, but they don't deal with complex roofs.

Any info would be appreciated.

[Paul Monsef]

Not sure about tutorials; but post an example and I'd be happy to take a look.

[pwmsmith]

Google 'Revit Roofs'. You will find various examples.

Pat

[max.johnson]

I have googled it and did not find anything that went in to detail on what I consider a complex roof. I am working on getting a file to upload.

Thanks for the responses.

[max.johnson]

Here are some files showing what I am trying to do. What I have done is trying to re-do a set of plans I bought on the internet. I am doing this to try to learn Revit.

[DoTheBIM]

Your in for a very frustrating experience if your trying to learn by starting with that. If you've already done several simpler roofs and understand the use of dormer openings, join roof tool, slope arrows, etc. then you have the basics you need to accomplish this. I don't know of any tutorials for stuff like this either. Tutorials are meant to learn the tools and basic uses, it's usually left up to you to learn how to apply to the more complex stuff, unless you have a mentor/friend you can lean on for answers. I suggest you make a first attempt and then post back with a problem area you are trying to resolve and people will respond with suggestions/answers.

[dlpdi5b]

I find I use the Roof by Footprint command much more than the other methods. Each edge in your sketch lines (magenta) can have a slope associated with it, or not.

I suggest starting with simpler roofs than this one, or just work on portions of this roof to master the techniques. It is sometimes helpful to lay out some temporary reference planes in the roof plan view to indicate valleys and hips, and to name those ref planes just so you stay oriented as you are moving around.

When you get stuck, post your question and rvt.

[patricks]

Residential construction, at least around here, has some of the most complicated, convoluted, and confounding roof forms and designs I have ever seen. Some of the stuff I've seen these builders do just doesn't make any sense.

To do this type of thing requires lots of individual roofs joined together. I recall one house I did for someone based on a set of purchased plans, and the house ended up having something like 15 or 20 individual roof objects all joined and extended together to create the overall roof. Believe me, the roof join and dormer opening tools will be your best friend, or possibly your worst enemy if you can't get it to work right.

[Paul Monsef]

Here are some files showing what I am trying to do. What I have done is trying to re-do a set of plans I bought on the internet. I am doing this to try to learn Revit.

That example is empty. At least give it a whirl...