Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2012: No Experience Required

Creating a Sloping Roof

To begin the process of creating a sloping roof, you will cap off the west wing of your building. The exterior walls used for the perimeter need to be altered. You are already a pro at this, so let's start right there:

1. Go to a 3D view.
2. Select the west wing exterior walls, as shown in Figure 7.38.
3. In the Type Selector, select Exterior - Brick And CMU On MTL. Stud (No Parapet), as shown in Figure 7.38.

   

   FIGURE 7.38 Changing the walls to Exterior - Brick And CMU On MTL. Stud (No Parapet)

4. In the Project Browser, go to the West Roof floor plan.
5. On the Home tab, choose Roof Roof By Footprint.
6. On the Draw panel, verify that the ...