And now i need to set it s underlay to show the roof element.
Roof overhang to show dashed in plan revit.
Repeat for the north and east walls.
So let s say i want to show the outline of the roof on my ground floor plan.
Create roof lines with an overhang.
Revit displays the modify linework contextual ribbon.
When you create a roof in revit using the select walls tool in the options bar you will see an option with a checkbox see the left red colored arrow in the image below.
This post explores the effect of different types of wall finish materials on the overhang of the roof.
Select the linework tool from the modify tab view panel.
Select the desired linetype from the line style type selector.
On the draw panel click pick walls.
Here is my simple building a single storey building with an overhanging pitched roof.
It is also worth knowing that.
You can draw your eaves dimensions on the ceiling plan.
Overlay the roof plan and this celing plan on the sheet they will snap align.
Click on each roof edge line to change the linetype.
Create a sloped roof with an overhang.
Then select the line style you want to represent the roof overhang in the view.
When a dashed line is displayed on the exterior of the wall click to place the roof line.
Two options for the overhang.
On the options bar for overhang enter 600 and select defines slope.
In the drawing area highlight an entry wall.
On the draw panel click pick walls.
Now click on the lines of the roof overhang you wish to be visible this will change their line style.
When a dashed line is displayed on the exterior of the wall press tab to select the chain of walls and click to place the roof lines.
This makes the roof line visible in the plan view but the lines appear as solid lines.
First of all i need to open the ground floor plan.
Alternatively create a new ceiling plan cut just below the eaves that shows only walls and rooves with wall display overridden to dashed.
Your roof overhang is now visible in your chosen plan view in the line style you which.
On the options bar for overhang enter 3 and clear defines slope.
In the properties dialog box for the view you want to see the overhang lines in set the underlay drop down to be the level on which the roof was created.
Return to the properties dialog box and change the underlay to none.
In the drawing area highlight the west wall.