Inclined reference plane - constraint

[info]

Hello all,

Please see following screen cast recording.

https://autode.sk/3zK1nb2

How do I create a reference plane that passes through intersections of other two reference plane pair.

Although I am able to create a reference plane, it is "not constrained" to the planes. Any ideas?

Thx

-Ranga

[L.Maas]

As the word already indicates. It is a plane. So it stretches to "infinity". It is only the symbol that stops at a certain point.

If you need to constrain the ends you should use a reference line. Those have begin and end points. The refernce line you will find next to the reference plane function in the family editor.

[info]

Thanks. I tried but did not work properly.

Although I can draw 'reference line' on intersections of planes, how do I constraint (align) to inersections?

I cannot figure out how to do. The moment I draw the line, the pad lock disappears.

Please see below screencast..

https://autode.sk/39NknuD

It is weird that, in Revit, the end point of a line can only to aligned to one plane.. normally you need two planes to constraint a point (such as a endpoint of line)..

[ToanDN]

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@info wrote:

Thanks. I tried but did not work properly.

Although I can draw 'reference line' on intersections of planes, how do I constraint (align) to inersections?

I cannot figure out how to do. The moment I draw the line, the pad lock disappears.

Please see below screencast..

https://autode.sk/39NknuD

It is weird that, in Revit, the end point of a line can only to aligned to one plane.. normally you need two planes to constraint a point (such as a endpoint of line)..

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Yes you can constrain an end point of a ref line to an intersection of two ref planes.   

- Use Align tool, tab on the 1st ref plane, click the end point of the ref line and lock. 

- Repeat with the 2nd ref plane and now the ref line end point is constrained to the intersection of the two ref planes.

[info · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I solved.. please see the below screencast.

The trick is NOT to pin the planes in the first place.

https://autode.sk/3B0z4GU

Thanks