If you chose by face select a face in the floor ceiling or roof.
Revit put horizontal opening in roof.
In the images below you can see vertical horizontal and roof bracing.
Architecture tab opening panel dormer opening structure tab opening panel dormer opening highlight the main roof on the building model and click to select it.
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Covering both horizontal and vertical bracing as well as some typical connections for adding those all important details.
I hope it helps andre carvalho.
Corrugated metal roof sheeting in revit.
Watch the status bar to be sure that you are highlighting the main roof.
Use the by face option when you want the opening to be perpendicular to the selected face.
Click by face or vertical.
You can cut openings in the faces of these elements or you can select the entire element to make a vertical cut.
Use the vertical option when you want the opening to be perpendicular to a level.
Use one of the opening tools to cut a vertical or perpendicular opening in a roof floor or ceiling for example to accommodate a chimney.
Also i made a few changes on layer ordering and materials so the roof metal and the wall metal are the same thus wrapping properly.
Architecture tab opening panel.
Architecture tabopening panel structure tabopening panel use the by face option when you want the.
Add vertical or by face opening this is part of the revit pure basics package.
Check out the full thing.
I had to offset the roof by 1 2 from the edge of the wall to allow the metal finish to extend and wrap with the metal finish of the roof.
The pick roof wall edges tool is active so that you can pick the boundaries that compose the dormer opening.