You can select any plane that can be dimensioned including wall faces faces in linked models extrusion faces levels grids and reference planes.
Revit roof work plane.
For example a plan view is associated with a level which is a horizontal work plane.
Any element modeled in revit requires a work plane.
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Go to end view of roof elevation face on to new named ref plane select roof by extrusion the select new named ref plane from drop box.
Select this option and click ok.
Select this option and click ok.
A work plane is a virtual 2 dimensional surface.
Create tab draw panel reference plane.
In the 3d world the work plane is the surface where 3d elements are created and where 2d lines are sketched.
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This method is worth learning so when plane moves everything goes with it.
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Name choose an available work plane from the list and click ok.
1 create another named ref plane in plan view so as to draw the roof profile roughly at end of roof image 1 2.
As the origin for a view for sketching elements for enabling tools in particular views such as rotate and mirror in a 3d view for placing work plane based components each view is associated with a work plane.
Systems tab work plane panel reference plane family editor.
The list includes levels grids and named reference planes.
When the show button is clicked from the create work plane of the family editor see figure 1 the active work plane is represented by a light blue surface as shown in figure 2.
Pick a line and use the work plane it was sketched in revit creates a work plane that is coplanar with the work plane of the selected line.
A work plane is used in the following ways.
Pick a plane revit lt creates a plane coincident to the selected plane.