Return to the properties dialog box and change the underlay to none.
Roof overhang to show dashed in plan revit.
Then select the line style you want to represent the roof overhang in the view.
Repeat for the north and east walls.
Two options for the overhang.
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.
Revit displays the modify linework contextual ribbon.
On the draw panel click pick walls.
It is also worth knowing that.
In the drawing area highlight the west wall.
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.
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.
Select the desired linetype from the line style type selector.
In the drawing area highlight an entry wall.
On the options bar for overhang enter 3 and clear defines slope.
This video will show you how to increase the overhang on a portion of the roof and fix the eave height.
Your roof overhang is now visible in your chosen plan view in the line style you which.
Select the linework tool from the modify tab view panel.
On the draw panel click pick walls.
Overlay the roof plan and this celing plan on the sheet they will snap align.
Alternatively create a new ceiling plan cut just below the eaves that shows only walls and rooves with wall display overridden to dashed.
Select the linework tool in the view panel on the home ribbon.
This makes the roof line visible in the plan view but the lines appear as solid lines.
Now click on the lines of the roof overhang you wish to be visible this will change their line style.
And now i need to set it s underlay to show the roof element.
Here is my simple building a single storey building with an overhanging pitched roof.
Create a sloped roof with an overhang.
You can draw your eaves dimensions on the ceiling plan.
So let s say i want to show the outline of the roof on my ground floor plan.
Extend into wall to core.
Create roof lines with an overhang.
On the options bar for overhang enter 600 and select defines slope.
First of all i need to open the ground floor plan.