Structural Deck Roof Revit

Creating a metal deck profile family is pretty straightforward and is necessary if you want to create structural decking floor systems within your revit project.

Structural deck roof revit.

Floors as well as walls ceilings and roofs are what we call system families. Adjust the deck profile to better conform to as built documentation requirements. There are 2 ways of modeling metal deck. This way when the roof slope or elevation changes on the architectural model i can adjust mine to match and the framing goes with it.

The first thing we need to do is create a new structural floor. Sab structural deep deck profiles are available in numerous designs from the often used sab 106r 750 in the benelux market to the ones with excellent loadspan. Creating a section view to view the details of the metal deck. 2d model of a structural floor with a metal deck profile this options is only visible in sections.

To preview the appearance of the compound structure as you modify the profile click preview. Apply structural deck profiles select the composite deck and on the properties palette click edit type. We do this by going to the structural tab and on the floor drop down select floor. It won t be seen first of all you should have an open line metal deck profile.

Adjust the metal deck profile shape and layers to better conform to documentation requirements. Using the edit button for the structure parameter to open the edit assembly dialog and make adjustments to the. For structure click edit. Select the structural deck layer.

If you have any questions or a helpful tip to add then please leave a comment below. 2d or 3d option 1. Be sure that the profile usage on the. I ll typically copy in the architectural element representing the roof into my structural model and attach the framing to the bottom plane of the floor roof element.

Join brian myers for an in depth discussion in this video creating the structural roof deck part of revit. If you found this post helpful please feel free to share it talk soon. Deep decks have exceptional strength and span capability providing a rugged structural platform for all roofing types. This video demonstrates the following.