To raise or lower the roof from the reference level.
Roof by extrusion revit.
How to create a roof by extruding a profile.
The highest level in the project is selected by default.
Display an elevation 3d or section view.
Within revit the roof by extrusuion tool is used in an elevatation or section view as opposed to the roof by footprint tool which is used in a plan view.
You sketch them in elevation and then apply extrusion lengths to them.
This is a handy tool when the roof you are trying to create cannot be defined simply by sloping the roof up from an edge such as when the cross section of the roof is curved.
Use it to extend the dormer roof to the main roof.
They are ideal for roof shapes that are freeform barrel vaults or similar.
Use join unjoin roof tool.
Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by extrusion.
So first of all let s go ahead and create our reference plan.
In this project if you want to create an arched canopy on the west face of the building.
Elevation of section you can select a reference plane to sketch your profile on as long as you have a named one in your model.
Specify the work plane.
We also need to use a refrence plane upopn which we can sketch the side profile for our extrusion.
This tool is located in the modify tab.
Extrusion roofs offer an alternative way to create roof elements.
Then follow these 2 steps.
9 join roofs add opening to create dormer.
The roof by extrusion tool creates a roof by extruding a profile that you sketch.