Revit Roof Reference Plane

Reference planes add a reference plane use the line tool or the pick line tool to draw a reference plane.

Revit roof reference plane.

In revit reference planes can be used for two main purposes. On the draw panel click pick lines. Click finish edit mode and then open a 3d view. Align roof ridges in a plan view add a reference plane.

Sketch the profile of the roof as an open loop. If you specify zero segments the default a. Plane if you don t none of this works. Now the trick is select and name the ref.

For example i may lay out the perimeter of my building and then align and lock walls floors ceilings and roofs even area boundaries on those reference planes. In the drawing area draw the reference planes by dragging the cursor. Usually when i create a model in revit not necessarily a family i use reference planes as guides to constrain all other elements on them. Using the reference plane you can control the position of the extruded roof in relation to a level.

Click architecture tab work plane panel ref plane. Revit places a reference plane at the specified offset. Alternatively they can actually be used to control the formation and position of 3d geometry. In the drawing area sketch.

Click architecture tab work plane panel ref plane. First of all create a reference plane in desired position and if you like lock it to the roof plane this way if you raise the roof the purlins etc. In the drawing area sketch a reference plane that is not perpendicular to the roof ridges. Name reference planes name each reference plane so you can assign it to be the current work plane.

Will go with it. On the properties palette specify a value for number of full segments. Hide the reference plane in the view hide a selected reference plane or all reference planes in. Click modify to end the line.

Simply they can be used to form a draft outline of where you need to position certain elements.