residential roof question

[eric.piotrowicz]

If you are seriously considering bringing on additional help then you have the perfect oppertunity to get on board with Revit. Bring in an experieince Revit user to transition yoor firm over and help with the training. If you can find the right person it could make the switch go fairly smoothly and you'll be wondering how you got by before without Revit.

[Carlos GT]

I work for a company that mainly does industrial/prisons, and I am doing Two-Unit Condo, split level plan for an old client of the Principal Architects here, the only thing I had a problem with was getting the door tag to read the way the Architect wanted it, since Revit does not do Super/Sub Scripting like AutoCAD. Once I got a custome tag made, its no problem to go from REsidential to commercial and back again.

Just out of curiosity, what kind of door tag your architect want?

[Carlos GT]

To tell you the truth, my work has actually picked up in the last 3 months. It's crazy, tons to do and more coming in every day! In fact I am looking to hire another designer, just can't find the right person right now.

I just pray that it keeps up until we are out of this economic crunch!

I would love to see some examples of residential work done in Revit. It seems great for commercial but I have always thought the residential end of Revit is lacking.

Check this out. This is a very simple residential project using Revit 08. The best part is that the door, windows and wall shedules are only a few clicks away.

[azmz3]

This is the type of tag he wanted to see, for both doors and windows.

[Carlos GT]

This is the type of tag he wanted to see, for both doors and windows.

Sorry I am still using Revit 08. But just tell me what information you want out of your door.

[azmz3]

It wasnt any specific information, he just wanted the door/window tag to look like a residential tag, showing the height/width of the door or window, and the window operation, either fixed or slider

[tc3dcad]

I am not sure if the question was actually answered or not. I would do one of two things or sometimes both depending on the situation. Adjust plate heights OR make the roofs seperate and then join them. Roofs can be difficult no matter what software you are using. You just have to get use to the program.

[kpaxton]

kshawks,
As far as i can tell, the advice from Jetisart is how to properly proceed. You'll want to create the final out of two independent roofs, extended into one another and join geometry. The smaller roof will be placed at the higher plate height and the lager at the lower (10'-0"). And yes, as Andy says - avoid the water problems!!!

Andy,
I can certainly understand your reluctance to give Revit a chance. It's hard when you've got a 'system' worked out for you and the schedule doesn't give you time to breathe. However, once someone has a 'system' down in Revit- which may take a little time if the users aren't fully up to speed - the benefits may be actually greater.

I use Revit in my day-to-day work also, doing similar if not more complex projects with roofs (and everything else) like these. Including renderings. Everyone's experience is different, but I personally wouldn't go back to ACA to do these types of projects. Again, I can relate to the 'having no time' syndrome - but then that's not a new problem - all of us face that on a day to day basis. The key is sitting down and coming up with a proactive, realistic implementation plan to 'ease' Revit into the workflow. If you'd like to talk sometime - let me know. (I'll be at AU this year in Vegas)

Regards,
Kyle

I am working on a house project (see attached plan). For the most part the house has 10 foot high ceilings. however the entry foyer and dining room in the front of the house have 12' ceilings. the owner found a specific look for the front entry that they want me to mimic. I have tried to get this roof to work but I cant seem to get it. I can get the basic foot print completed for the majority of the house using roof by footprint. I use extruded roofs for the the 12 foot high roofs and that works okay there. The problem I seem to be having is how do i cut the main house roof from around the 12' roofs to get the look they are after. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.