Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

11 Repeat the trim procedure on the adjacent corner to create a closed loop without intersections.
Next, you add a slope-defining line.
12 On the Sketch tab of the Design Bar, click Modify, and select the lower horizontal line at the
front of the roof.
13 On the Options Bar, select Defines slope.
Notice the rise value is displayed next to the slope marker.
14 Enter 500 mm for the rise value to change the roof slope, and press ENTER.
15 On the Sketch tab of the Design Bar, click Roof Properties.
16 Under Constraints, enter -600 for Base Offset From Level, and click OK.
17 On the Sketch tab of the Design Bar, click Finish Roof to complete the roof.
18 Click Yes to attach the walls to the roof.
19 On the View toolbar, click (Default 3D View) to display the model.
20 On the View toolbar, click (SteeringWheels), and use the Orbit tool to rotate the model.
21 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding Slope Arrows to a Shed Roof on page 714.
Adding Slope Arrows to a Shed Roof
In this exercise, you add slope arrows to the shed roof.
Training File
714 | Chapter 23 Roofs
Continue to use the training file you used in the previous exercise, m_Roofs.rvt.
1 In the Project Browser, expand Views (all), expand 3D Views, and double-click 3D.