Roof By Extrusion
Click architecture tab build panel roof drop down roof by extrusion.
Roof by extrusion. Creates a roof by extruding a profile that you sketch. Specify the work plane. Within revit the roof by extrusuion tool is used in an elevatation or section view as opposed to the roof by footprint tool which is used in a plan view. We also need to use a refrence plane upopn which we can sketch the side profile for our extrusion.
Key points the roof by extrusion tool is used to create wave form type roofs you create a sketch of the upper profile of your roof in a side view i e. So first of all let s go ahead and create our reference plan. The highest level in the project is selected by default. Elevation of section you can select a reference plane to sketch your profile on as long as you have a named one in your model.