Revit Roof Reference Plane

Now the trick is select and name the ref.

Revit roof reference plane. Detailed review of reference planes beam and roof systems. Sketch the profile of the roof as an open loop. Reference plane properties select a reference plane and view or modify its properties on the properties palette. Move the cursor near the line to which you want to place the reference plane and click.

Simply they can be used to form a draft outline of where you need to position certain elements. Will go with it. Plane if you don t none of this works. In the work plane dialog select the reference plane name you just created and click ok.

Select the lock option to lock the reference plane to the line. Using the reference plane you can control the position of the extruded roof in relation to a level. Hide the reference plane in the view hide a selected reference plane or all reference planes in a view. Select the reference plane and on the properties palette enter a name for the plane.

Another un cut version of bim building information modeling. To pick an existing line. In the drawing area draw the reference planes by dragging the cursor. Click modify to end the line.

Use the line tool or the pick line tool to draw a reference plane. On the draw panel click pick lines. To align roof ridges use the align tool. Revit places a reference plane at the specified offset.

Sketch the profile of the roof as an open loop. Revit mep can be tricky with so many tools to choose from to get that work in. Used in this way they are acting as simple construction lines. Click finish edit mode and then open a 3d view.

Revit places a reference plane at the specified offset. 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. Using the reference plane you can control the position of the extruded roof in relation to a level. In revit reference planes can be used for two main purposes.

To raise or lower the roof from the reference level specify a value for offset. Alternatively they can actually be used to control the formation and position of 3d geometry. Open the 3d view and click architecture tab work plane panel set.