Roofs

Create a roof from a building footprint or an extrusion.

Architecture tabBuild panelRoof drop-down (Roof by Footprint) or (Roof by Extrusion)

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About Roofs
Revit offers several methods of creating roofs. Choose the method that best meets the needs of your design.
About Start and End Points for Extruded Roofs
The extrusion of a roof can extend in either a positive or a negative direction along the plane perpendicular to the face of a solid component (such as a wall).
Create a Roof by Footprint
Creates a roof using the building footprint to define its boundaries.
Create a Roof by Extrusion
Creates a roof by extruding a profile that you sketch.
Modify a Roof
After creating a roof, you can change its shape or overhang, cut openings, or align ridges.
Join Roofs
You can join roofs to other roofs or walls, or unjoin them if they were previously joined.
Roof Slope
You can define the slope of a roof using various methods.
Eaves
When creating a roof, specify an overhang value to create eaves. After completing the roof, you can align eaves and change their cut and height.
Fascia
You can add fascia to edges of roofs, soffits, and other fascia. You can also add fascia to model lines.
Soffits
Use the Roof Soffit tool to model the underside of a building element.
Gutters
You can add gutters to edges of roofs, soffits, and fascia. You can also add gutters to model lines.
Dormers
Create dormers to enhance and expand a roof.
Roof Boundary Line Properties
When editing the roof footprint, change properties of a roof boundary line to define its slope, overhang, offset, and more.
Roof Instance Properties
Modify instance properties to change an individual roof's work plane, base level, slope, and more.
Roof Type Properties
Modify type properties to change a roof family's structure, fill pattern, and more.

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