topic Re: Need help with Roof in Revit Architecture Forum https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9021759#M174830 <P>Well, the problem you are having is that 300 doesn't work as you can see.&nbsp; 264.6 works though. Roofs will join nicely afterwards.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Roof Offset.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/676659i6B0082DBB8D4A005/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Roof Offset.png" alt="Roof Offset.png" /></span></P> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:16:37 GMT barthbradley 2019-09-12T15:16:37Z Need help with Roof https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9021289#M174828 <P>Hi</P><P>I am trying to draw a roof to a single storey house with porch. My porch roof needs to be 300mm above the main roof. I am not getting it right and do not understand what I am doing wrong. Can anyone help me please? I am attaching a revit file and a picture.</P><P>Regards</P><P>Parm<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Roof Porch.JPG" style="width: 550px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/676566i31D161CE2E5A9F24/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Roof Porch.JPG" alt="Roof Porch.JPG" /></span></P> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:10:48 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9021289#M174828 Anonymous 2019-09-12T12:10:48Z Re: Need help with Roof https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9021481#M174829 <P>Extend the porch roof to the main roof and use the join tool.&nbsp; Over the part where there is no overhang, note that a roof boundary line has a height offset - adjust that so that it's the same level as the other eaves.</P> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:14:01 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9021481#M174829 Anonymous 2019-09-12T13:14:01Z Re: Need help with Roof https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9021759#M174830 <P>Well, the problem you are having is that 300 doesn't work as you can see.&nbsp; 264.6 works though. Roofs will join nicely afterwards.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Roof Offset.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/676659i6B0082DBB8D4A005/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Roof Offset.png" alt="Roof Offset.png" /></span></P> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:16:37 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9021759#M174830 barthbradley 2019-09-12T15:16:37Z Re: Need help with Roof https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9021986#M174831 <P>Is this what you want to achieve?</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Image 1.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/676700i34BCA4BB1C8AE8D6/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Image 1.png" alt="Image 1.png" /></span></P> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:13:46 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9021986#M174831 constantin.stroescu 2019-09-12T17:13:46Z Re: Need help with Roof https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9022196#M174832 <P>Prettier Roof. What did you do?&nbsp;</P> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 18:51:39 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9022196#M174832 barthbradley 2019-09-12T18:51:39Z Re: Need help with Roof https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9022238#M174833 <P>I've made it in single Roof by Footprint , using a small trick .... introducing by using split element, of a small flat segment that will disconnect the porch part from the main roof ...</P> <P>as shown in&nbsp;my&nbsp;screencast at min. 2.09 -3.15&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/709e27cf-35a0-4435-90fd-4735b04a7f48" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/709e27cf-35a0-4435-90fd-4735b04a7f48</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P><DIV class="iframe-container"><IFRAME width="640" height="590" src="https://screencast.autodesk.com/Embed/Timeline/709e27cf-35a0-4435-90fd-4735b04a7f48" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen"></IFRAME></DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:14:07 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9022238#M174833 constantin.stroescu 2019-09-12T19:14:07Z Re: Need help with Roof https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9022322#M174834 <P>Yes, I use this technique often. I think I originally learned it from you.&nbsp; After doing that, you can model the under-eave returns via the Roof by Extrusion method and then Join them to the Main Roof to remove the visible edges. &nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Roof by Extrusion 2.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/676761i4EB6A743CA9EE3FF/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Roof by Extrusion 2.png" alt="Roof by Extrusion 2.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:55:15 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9022322#M174834 barthbradley 2019-09-12T19:55:15Z Re: Need help with Roof https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9022329#M174835 <P>that's right!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:55:13 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9022329#M174835 constantin.stroescu 2019-09-12T19:55:13Z Re: Need help with Roof https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9023071#M174836 <P>Hi Constantin</P><P>This is exactly I need. Thank you so much for your great help.</P><P>Regards</P><P>Parm</P> Fri, 13 Sep 2019 06:51:36 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9023071#M174836 Anonymous 2019-09-13T06:51:36Z Re: Need help with Roof https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9023098#M174837 <P>Hi Barth</P><P>Thank you very much for your suggestions as well.</P><P>Regards</P><P>Parm</P> Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:10:40 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/need-help-with-roof/m-p/9023098#M174837 Anonymous 2019-09-13T07:10:40Z