Make sure the floor plan view you choose to work in is associated with the level at which you want to create your roof at.
How to make roof plan in revit.
Click edit footprint to enter the sketch mode.
Click architecture tabbuild panelroof drop down roof by footprint.
The triangles are the slope annotations which by default are 9 inch rise to 12 inch run.
To edit roof properties before.
Click the roof button on the build menu on the home ribbon and sketch the roof footprint.
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Select the linework tool in the view panel.
Tutorial on roof construction modeling in revit.
To turn a sloped roof into a flat roof.
In the view properties expand the underlay drop down and select the level on which the roof was created to display.
Want to create a flat roof.
Create a roof by footprint display a floor plan view or a reflected ceiling plan view.
Normally when you are modelling a roof in revit you will have a level set up to control it s height this may by a level that is also controlling the top of your external walls.
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Open the plan view of the level in which you want to see the roof line.
To do this method you need to select the roof and edit the roof footprint.
Go to the new level for the roof under floor plans on the project browser.
Changing the slope angle if you see the symbol then the edge will be generated having slope.
On the draw panel select a sketch or pick tool.
The roof is outlined by magenta lines with magenta triangles on the outside of the line.
Floor plan reflected ceiling plan structural plan in the new plan dialog.
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Click view tab create panel plan views drop down and then click.
For type select a view type from the list or click edit type to modify an existing view type or create a new view type.
Create a plan view.
If you try to add a roof on the lowest level.