Reference Plans
Adding Reference Planes to a model. Reference planes work very well as a replacement for structural grids. Especially when it comes to massing.
Before you get started, download the files from the Files drop-down in the toolbar.
To add reference planes to a model, follow these steps.
1- Open Revit.
2- Open your architectural model.
3- Go to the Roof Floor Plan.
4- Go to the Architecture tab.
5- On the Work Plane tab, click the Ref Plane button.
6- Under Subcategory, click the dropdown and select
7- Under Modify Subcategories, click New.
8- Call it Garden Roof.
9- Make the color Red
10- Make the Line Pattern Dash Dot 3/16.
11- Hit OK.
12- Type VG.
13- Go to Annotation Categories.
14- Turn on Reference Planes.
15- Draw a reference plane as shown below.
16- Select the reference plane and label it Garden-01 as shown below.
17- Copy the reference plane as shown below.