Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening structure tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it.
Revit dormer roof.
The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening.
Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it.
How to model a dormer roof in revit.
First a work plane needs to be decided upon.
You can model this in any of the 3 primary roof modelling methods but in the example i have opted to use the roof by extrusion tool.
In the dialog click yes to attach the dormer walls to the roof.
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The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening.
On the modify tab click join unjoin roof.
In the 3d view select one of the back edges of the dormer roof and then select the plane of the main roof.
The dormer roof is extended to meet the main roof.
Now use the roof join tool to join the dormer roof to the main roof.
Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof.
Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof.