How To Show Roof Overhang In Revit

On the options bar for overhang enter 3 and clear defines slope.

How to show roof overhang in revit.

Your roof overhang is now visible in your chosen plan view in the line style you which. In the properties dialog box for the view you want to see the overhang lines in set the underlay drop down to be the level on which the roof was created. On the draw panel click pick walls. If the go to view dialog displays select the appropriate plan view in which to edit the profile.

When you create a roof in revit using the select walls tool in the options bar you will see an option with a checkbox see the left red colored arrow in the image below. Here is my simple building a single storey building with an overhanging pitched roof. A plan view representation of the roof displays. When a dashed line is displayed on the exterior of the wall click to place the roof line.

Select the extruded roof and click modify roofs tab opening panel vertical. Create roof lines with an overhang. This post explores the effect of different types of wall finish materials on the overhang of the roof. So let s say i want to show the outline of the roof on my ground floor plan.

1st floor no overhang. First of all i need to open the ground floor plan. Return to the properties dialog box and change the underlay to none. Begin by opening the plan view in which you want to see the roof line overhang as a hidden line.

Extend into wall to core. Two options for the overhang. Repeat for the north and east walls. And now i need to set it s underlay to show the roof element.

Now click on the lines of the roof overhang you wish to be visible this will change their line style.