Interesting Roof Design - Help!

[stuart]

Hi All,

I am trying to construct a roof on this building. I am struggling to get the ridgeline to be at the same height throughout. I don't mind if the roof pitch is a different pitch on each side so it ends up being an asymmetric roof with a gable or a hip. 

I could do this in SketchUp or CAD no problem.

I have tried roof by extrusion but sections will not join when using the join geometry tool. 

Thanks

[ToanDN]

---

@stuart wrote:

Hi All,

I am trying to construct a roof on this building. I am struggling to get the ridgeline to be at the same height throughout. I don't mind if the roof pitch is a different pitch on each side so it ends up being an asymmetric roof with a gable or a hip. 

I could do this in SketchUp or CAD no problem.

I have tried roof by extrusion but sections will not join when using the join geometry tool. 

Thanks

---

If the ridges and the eaves are constant then the roof surfaces will be warped.  Is that what you want, design and constructability wises?  Or do you want the ridges constant and the eaves sloped?

[stuart]

Hi Toan,

What you have done is what I need. The ridge just needs to be at the same height, so the ridge board is consistent. If the pitches are different that's not an issue, will just be more interesting to build but not impossible. 

Not the best route, but I need to maximise the site I am working with.

How did you get it too that point? I am only using REVIT LT. Roof by footprint is not working out for me.

Thanks. 

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

It is a mass but LT can't do mass.  Attached is anther way using a roof with modified sub-elements but I am not sure if LT can do it either.

[stuart]

Thanks Toan.

REVIT LT!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH

[SteveKStafford]

Since LT doesn't allow shape editing and you wrote you can make the roof in Sketch Up easily, you might consider making the roof there and linking the roof form back into Revit? If someone you know has Revit you could give them your file and have them add the roof and return the file to you. You just wouldn't be able to alter the roof without repeating that process.