And now i need to set it s underlay to show the roof element.
Roof overhang to show dashed in plan revit.
Select the linework tool in the view panel on the home ribbon.
Create roof lines with an overhang.
Now click on the lines of the roof overhang you wish to be visible this will change their line style.
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.
Alternatively create a new ceiling plan cut just below the eaves that shows only walls and rooves with wall display overridden to dashed.
It is also worth knowing that.
So let s say i want to show the outline of the roof on my ground floor plan.
This makes the roof line visible in the plan view but the lines appear as solid lines.
On the options bar for overhang enter 3 and clear defines slope.
Select the desired linetype from the line style type selector.
Repeat for the north and east walls.
Create a sloped roof with an overhang.
You can draw your eaves dimensions on the ceiling plan.
This video will show you how to increase the overhang on a portion of the roof and fix the eave height.
In the drawing area highlight an entry wall.
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.
In the drawing area highlight the west wall.
First of all i need to open the ground floor plan.
On the draw panel click pick walls.
Overlay the roof plan and this celing plan on the sheet they will snap align.
This post explores the effect of different types of wall finish materials on the overhang of the roof.
Click on each roof edge line to change the linetype.
When a dashed line is displayed on the exterior of the wall press tab to select the chain of walls and click to place the roof lines.
Revit displays the modify linework contextual ribbon.
On the options bar for overhang enter 600 and select defines slope.
Extend into wall to core.
Then select the line style you want to represent the roof overhang in the view.
Your roof overhang is now visible in your chosen plan view in the line style you which.
Two options for the overhang.
On the draw panel click pick walls.
