Dynamo & Revit: Beams that Follow Complex Roofs

Today's tutorial is a simple but powerful Dynamo script.  This is a great introduction to the use of geometry within Dynamo itself.

I was recently tasked with modeling a Unitarian Church here in Connecticut designed by Victor Lundy.  The church has two big modeling challenges: the roof and the beams that follow the roof.

Revit Tutorial - Shed Roof High Eave Detail

Shed roofs are simple to create in Revit but lack a very important ability: creating a square cut perpendicular to your roof at the top of the shed slope.  Previously, I illustrated the options that Revit gives you when it comes to a roof's eave.  Unfortunately, the same options don't exist for the high side of a shed roof...

Continue reading to view a video tutorial demonstrating how I work around this issue...

Revit Tutorial - Understanding Your Roof Eaves / Soffits

In my experience, the roof tool is still a mystery to many Revit users. Either they have only had to create flat roofs, they have been using extrusions, or they just haven't been using it correctly.  If you are one of these people, it's okay... You are not alone!

For the reasons mentioned above, roof tutorials are always the most searched on this blog.  I was demonstrating an eave detail to a colleague of mine when it was apparent that he had NO IDEA you could do what I was doing... That led me to this post.  A simple run down of the different eave (or soffit ) settings effect your roofs...

Continue reading to view the tutorial....

Revit Tutorial - Creating a Jerkinhead (Half-Hipped) Roof

(Photo Credit - MyRooff.com)

The "jerkinhead" (also called "half-hipped"or "clipped gable") roof is a funky one to model. But, like many approaches to Revit, Occam's razor applies... There are always more than one way to solve a problem in Revit but I always find the simplest solutions is usually the best.  So, how would I model a jerkinhead roof using Revit's roof tool?  Continue reading to find out...

Tutorial - Tapered Roof Insulation

Here is a quick tip that I guarantee will help you all out.

Click here to see the video.

Topics Covered:

• Creating a flat roof, while sloping the insulation.
• Modifying Roof's Sub-Elements
• Creating a "Variable" Material