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Here is short tutorial on creating roofs in Revit. You will need a Flash player to play the file. If you do not have one, you can download it here: []

How to create a roof using Revit:media type="file" key="revitfun2011_lec8_01_03.flv" width="360" height="270"

(You can also try this one, a WMV, but it's very small, and I haven't found a great converter, yet : media type="file" key="revitfun2011_lec8_01_03_WMV V9.wmv" width="300" height="300"

Transcript: //Lecture 8 – Topic 1 – Slide 3 // //INTRO: Revit Architecture provides two main ways of creating roofs: // //Footprint: Created in a Floor Plan view by defining the area to be covered. // //Extrusion: Created in an elevation or section by defining a profile sketch. // //To create a flat roof, or any basic single-sloped roofs (hip, shed, or gable), start with a plan view and define a sketch or “footprint” around the area that you want the roof to cover. You can then specify the slope for each edge. // //1. Open a plan view at the roof level of the building. // //2. Expand Roof and click Roof by Footprint. # // //3. The Create Roof Footprint contextual tab opens, displaying roof-specific panels and tools. **Show** // //4. In the Draw panel, click Pick Walls or Line  to create the roof footprint. // //5. We’ll choose Pick Walls. # // //6. In the Options Bar, select the Defines slope option if you want the edge to define the slope, and type a value for the Overhang option. **Show** // //7. Select the outside edges of the walls or draw the sketch lines as needed, setting the options for each segment. # // //8. The lines must form a closed boundary that does not overlap, and you can use the commands in the Edit panel, such as Trim, to modify the lines as needed. **Show** // //9. Click Modify. # // //10. Select each edge and change the Slope and Overhang, as needed. The slope is defined as a distance over 12”. **Show** // //11. Click Properties to modify the Rise/12” and other options for each edge. // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">12. Click Finish Roof. # // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">13. An alert box might open asking, "Would you like to attach the highlighted walls to the roof?" Click Yes or No. Attaching the walls to the roof extends them up to the roof, including the gable edges. You can also do this later. // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">14. The Roof is still selected. **Show** // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">15. Use the Properties palette to set the options for the entire roof, such as the Base Offset from Level, Rafter Cut, and Cutoff Level options. **Show** //