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Complex tapered insulation roofs

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chughes
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Complex tapered insulation roofs

I am exploring a method for tapered roof modeling.  I am trying to work with standard tapered profiles (45 or 22.5 degree valleys) and pitches.  To get the overall roof slope, I have created a square(ish) roof from the ridge and sloped down (negative slope - may evaluate this later) and cut my complex wall shape with a vertical opening.  So far so good.

 

I was planning to create the valleys with smaller roofs and align the low point of the valley (at the scupper corner) with the same point on the primary roof.  Is there a means to easily align (vertically) the corner of the smaller roof with the edge of the primary roof?  Hard to describe, images are below.  I can cut a section at each point and move it vertically, but that is labor intensive on this particular roof, due to complexity and scupper count.  The align tool doesn’t work.

 

Starting condition

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End condition, achieved by section cut and moving smaller roof vertically down and joining the roofs.

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ToanDN
als Antwort auf: chughes

If your main roof is flat then you can Edit sub-elements to create roof crickets.

 

To align the cricket roof with the main roof, go to an elevation or view and move it down vertically, it will snap when the corner hits the edge of the roof below.

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chughes
als Antwort auf: ToanDN

The primary roof is pitched from center to edge.

 

However, the issue is that editing subelements requires the heights to be calculated and set individually, right?  Ideally, we would be allowed to select a subelement line and set a slope for that line, but Revit does not allow that.  It wants the height of subelements and if I want to work with real-world products I would be required to calculate each point or edge and set it manually.

 

My thought was to create a series of simple roofs, some with vertical openings, and join them into an accurate yet complex shape.  Not sure it is worth the effort, though.  

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ToanDN
als Antwort auf: chughes

I have used the same or at least similar approach.  Attached is an example.

 

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chughes
als Antwort auf: ToanDN

If you are doing it, then I know I am on the right path.  At least conceptually.  This project's roof is, unfortunately, ridiculously complex with many steps in and out, so unless I can speed up the process I will need to abandon it in favor of faking it.

 

To circle back to my original question, is there a quick way to move a roof on the Z-axis to align with the intersection of the intersection or edge of another roof, without cutting a new section through that specific condition and moving it vertically in the section?  Moving/snapping/aligning it in a 3D view is what I would like to do.

 

Thanks.

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ToanDN
als Antwort auf: chughes

I thought I has answered that question. Do it on an elevation or a section, not 3d.

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