Create dormers to enhance and expand a roof.
How to add a dormer to roof on revit.
In a plan view alter the roof sketch to create a dormer consisting of a smaller roof only.
This video was recorded using revit 2018.
How to model a dormer roof in revit.
Select the wall type and constraints for a dormer that will be added to a roof.
Create the roof opening and finish the dormer.
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After adding a dormer cut an opening for it through the roof.
Use the join roof tool to join the dormer roof to the primary roof.
To create a dormer roof we first need to start with the smaller roof portion of the dormer.
Or add dormer walls create a dormer roof and attach it to the main roof.
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First a work plane needs to be decided upon.
Create the dormer roof and join it to the main roof.
The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening.
Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof.
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.
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.
Create the walls and roof elements that make up the dormer.
This video demonstrates the following.