If you want to change the position of the roof use the properties palette to edit the base level and offset properties to change the position of the reference plane.
Four sided gable roof revit.
Edit the roof sketch select the roof and click modify roofs tabmode panel edit footprint or edit profile.
The following example shows a roof that you can create in revit using a slope arrow.
Use slope arrows to define slopes on a roof such as a 4 sided gable roof.
After creating a roof you can change its shape or overhang cut openings or align ridges.
Click modify create roof footprint tab draw panel slope arrow.
You can use slope arrows to create slopes on a roof.
A hybrid of hipped and gable with the gable wall at the top and hipped lower down.
For instructions see creating a sloped surface using a slope arrow.
On the properties palette select new sketch from the filter list.