Why use reference planes on each floor slab when we could achieve the same result with a simpler method in Revit? For instance, we could modify the family by adding an invisible model line (e.g., 100mm upward from 0,0,0 to 0,0,100). This approach ensures the object is correctly hosted, visible, and functions as intended. Alternatively, we could adjust the view range settings to "capture" the drain family in the scope. Wouldn’t these methods be more efficient and less cumbersome than relying on reference planes?
Yes, that's true. This video is meant for relatively new Revit users; and the Floor Drain is a Revit out-of-the-box family. If you don't know much about families yet and you want to use Revit default families, using Reference Plane can be faster. On your other note, changing the view Range in the example we were working on would have hidden other objects.
Why use reference planes on each floor slab when we could achieve the same result with a simpler method in Revit? For instance, we could modify the family by adding an invisible model line (e.g., 100mm upward from 0,0,0 to 0,0,100). This approach ensures the object is correctly hosted, visible, and functions as intended.
Alternatively, we could adjust the view range settings to "capture" the drain family in the scope. Wouldn’t these methods be more efficient and less cumbersome than relying on reference planes?
Yes, that's true. This video is meant for relatively new Revit users; and the Floor Drain is a Revit out-of-the-box family. If you don't know much about families yet and you want to use Revit default families, using Reference Plane can be faster.
On your other note, changing the view Range in the example we were working on would have hidden other objects.