Vertical Duct Connections

[Anonymous]

So, this answer to this is probably super simple but I'm still very new to Revit and everyone on here has been incredibly helpful so far.

So is there a good way to connect an air terminal to a horizontal duct above it? So far, I've been draw a duct starting at the air terminal, then change the offset to some higher point. But to get the duct to actually be drawn I have to select another point, which creates a new horizontal duct and an elbow at the top that then have to be deleted (see picture). After that, I take the vertical duct and drag the 2nd connection point down to where it can connect to the horizontal duct above the air terminal. This feels lengthy and like there is probably a very simple solution, but I haven't been able to find an answer to it so far. Thanks in advance for the help!

[L.Maas · Accepted solution]

I do not see a picture in your message.

However when working on these kind of system I usually make use of multiple views. For example a plan view an elevation view and a 3d view.

I then can switch between the views to draw the connection in the easiest way.

Depending on the project I also do it sometimes sequential. First do the major work in plan view and then continue with elevation views to make connections not done in plan view.

[Anonymous]

Alright, thanks! I don't know why the picture didn't attach, I tried to attach it the wrong way i guess. Here it is in case that changes anything. I was hoping they had a button you could press while drawing like in 3ds max that restricts movement to an x, y, or z axis.

[RobDraw]

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@taylor9U7T2 wrote:

I was hoping they had a button you could press while drawing like in 3ds max that restricts movement to an x, y, or z axis.

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Revit does that for you without any buttons. Have you noticed the tracking lines?

If you want vertical ducts, work in a section view.