You need to make sure you are in a floor plan view in order to use the roof by footprint tool.
How do you do a flat roof in revit.
Your now have a flat roof.
On the options bar for overhang enter 600 and select defines slope.
This option turns off the roof slope extrusion for the line.
Select the lines of the roof outline and right click over the line.
If you try to add a roof on the lowest level a dialog prompts you to move it to a higher level.
Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by footprint.
Let s start off with a flat roof first.
This option turns off the roof slope extrusion for the line.
Select finish roof on the create roof footprint ribbon.
Click architecture tab roof drop down roof by footprint.
The second option in the list is toggle slope defining.
Select toggle slope defining for each line of the roof outline.
Select toggle slope defining for each line of the roof outline.
After creating a roof you can change its shape or overhang cut openings or align ridges.
Select the architecture menu and then roof.
9 tips to understand revit roofs.
If you choose not to move the roof to a different level revit notifies you later if the roof is too low.
See hd version of video tutorial here.
Make sure you have selected roof by footprint from the drop down tools.
The second option in the list is toggle slope defining.
Edit the roof sketch double click the roof or select the roof and click modify roofs tab mode panel edit footprint or edit profile.
2 activate slope to create a sloped roof.
Create a sloped roof with an overhang.
3 modify properties to adjust roof slope.
Select finish roof on the create roof footprint ribbon.
In the option bar make sure defines slope is deactivated before drawing the.
On the draw panel click pick walls.
Select the lines of the roof outline and right click over the line.
Open the 02 lower parapet floor plan.
Your now have a flat roof.
Want to create a flat roof.
4 modify each line to get.
On the draw panel select a sketch or pick tool.