Offset From Host issues

[Anonymous]

Hi!  I’m wondering if anyone can help me figure how to offset a mattress. I’m currently building some cubbies for a hostel and for some reason Revit will not let me offset my mattress to put in my cubbies. 

[barthbradley]

Post the Family. 

[Anonymous]

It’s just the regular twin standard bed 38”x75. I removed the box spring and legs because I just needed the mattress. 

[Anonymous]

 

[barthbradley]

Try checking "Work Plane-Based" and unchecking "Always Vertical" in Family.  When you place instance in Project, pay attention to the placement options on the Contextual Tab.  

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately that still didn’t work. It didn’t give me an option to offset it from host. 

[barthbradley]

Host it to a NAMED Reference Plane and move the Reference Plane in Elevation.  

...or build an OFFSET/Parameter in the Family itself

[Anonymous]

Thank you! That didn’t work either so I just used mass to make a box and I went from there. Thank you though! 

[barthbradley]

Mass??? Wow!  You are on a different planet now. Ha! 

It works the way I described. You just didn't follow my instructions.  Want me to repeat them, or are you happy with your interstellar workaround? 

😉