Changing The Position And Size Of Objects Anchored To Volumes - Autodesk 24108-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 User Manual

Anchoring an object to a volume grid
1 Open the tool palette that you want to use, and select a Volume Anchor tool.
If necessary, scroll to display the tool that you want to use.
A Volume Anchor tool is located in the Content Browser in the Stock Tool Catalog. Open the Content
Browser and select the Stock Tool Catalog. Browse to the Parametric Layout and Anchoring category, and
drag the Volume Anchor tool into the drawing area or to a tool palette. For more information, see
Understanding the Content
NOTE Alternatively, enter VolumeAnchor on the command line.
2 Enter a (Attach object), and select the object to be anchored.
3 Specify a point on or near a volume in a volume grid.
The object is scaled to fill the entire volume.
4 Press .
ENTER

Changing the Position and Size of Objects Anchored to Volumes

Use this procedure to change the position and size of objects anchored to volumes. You can change the coordinate
system and orientation of an object anchored to a volume. You can also define insertion and size offsets and indicate
whether the object should be resized when the volume is resized.
1 Double-click the anchored object.
2 On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and expand Location in volume.
TIP You can also access commands to change the position of the anchored object from the context menu. Select
the anchored object, right-click, and click Volume Anchor. From the submenu, choose the desired command to
manipulate the anchored object in relation to its anchoring volume grid.
3 Click Anchor.
4 Change the position or orientation of anchored objects:
If you want to
specify an offset from the object to the volume
anchor the object to the center of the volume
have the anchored object use the coordinate system of the
volume grid
Browser" on page 80.
Then
specify offset values for the X, Y, or Z position.
select Center on Node.
select Use Node Coordinate System.
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