Revit Cut Roof With Reference Plane

Split element cuts an element such as a wall or line at a selected point.

Revit cut roof with reference plane.

Reference plane creates a reference plane using drawing tools. Detailed review of reference planes beam and roof systems. Naming reference planes makes it easier to track their. Here i am using 2 reference planes to control the start and end of the roof extrusion.

Click modify tabgeometry panelcut drop down cut geometry. Trim extend to corner trims or extend one or more elements to form a corner. Select the beam to be cut. Go to end view of roof elevation face on to new named ref plane select roof by extrusion the select new named ref plane from drop box.

Select the reference plane. 1 create another named ref plane in plan view so as to draw the roof profile roughly at end of roof image 1 2. Split face divides the face of an element into regions for application of different materials. Graphic display options in the family environment 2013.

And cannot for the life of me figure out a way to cut the intersecting beam. In the work plane dialog select the reference plane name you just created and click ok. Having trouble cutting trimming two arched cambered cellular beams where they intersect see attached screenshot. Use cut geometry and click the element and then click the plane.

Cut geometry will not allow me to select the alternately intersecting beam as cut plane and i have found no way of creating a curved reference plane in order to. Select the reference plane and on the properties palette enter a name for the plane. Open the 3d view and click architecture tab work plane panel set. I just tested it again on revit 2013 and it does work.

Have tried opening by face etc. This method is worth learning so when plane moves everything goes with it. For example use cut geometry to cut a column to a certain height or to stop a beam at a wall. To align roof ridges use the align tool.

To cut a beam at a wall create a reference plane in the plane of the wall where you want the cut to occur. Use the cut geometry tool to cut a structural member with a plane. I have actually selected the left hand reference plane you can see that i have also named it roof start.