3D Work Planes; Setting And Showing Work Planes; 3D Levels - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

3D Work Planes

When you select a drawing tool in the conceptual design environment, the available 3D work planes are
automatically detected as the cursor passes over them in the drawing area. You can click to select one of
these work planes, or explicitly set one from the named references listed in the Placement Plane list on the
Options Bar. If you have several tiled 3D views, and you change the active work plane in one of the views,
it changes for every 3D view.
NOTE Only named reference planes are available in the Placement Planes list.
When a drawing tool is selected, 2 tools become available:
Face: allows a planar surface to be the work plane.
Work Plane: allows a level or reference plane to be explicitly set as the work plane

Setting and Showing Work Planes

Use the Set and Show tools to set an active work plane and to display or hide the work plane. (See
the Work Plane
When the work plane is not automatically detected, use the Options Bar to explicitly set a work plane.
To set and show a work plane
1 Click Create tab
2 Move the cursor over the drawing area to highlight available work planes.
3 Click to select the work plane when it highlights.
4 Click Create tab
To explicitly set a work plane
1 Click Create tab
2 On the Options Bar, select the work plane from the Placement Plane drop-down list. Alternatively,
(See 3D Work Planes

3D Levels

In the default view for the conceptual design environment, levels display in 3D as lines around the back
side of a box.
536 | Chapter 11 Conceptual Design Environment
on page 317.)
Work Plane panel
Work Plane panel
Work Plane panel
you can click a work plane in the drawing area.
TIP The Placement Plane list is also available when you select a new tool from the Draw panel.
on page 536.)
Set.
Show. The active work plane becomes visible.
Set.
Setting