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danielacm

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1.how can I do to draw one figure or form using two or more reference planes, for example  how can I do to start drawing a model line in one reference plan and to end it on another diferent ref plane.... 

2....another doubt is (see atacched "sketch"how can I do to copy one element that is located on a  ref plane and to paste it on another different ref plane...   by now  that's not posible, the paste option is not more activated once I have changed my ref plane..

3. How can I set a curved workplane, I mean, if I want to set a face of my mass as my current workplane (to start drawing on it, or to make a void) and that face is slgthly curved I cant set it.... tha´s bringing me  a real problem...  Ihave to be possible to set a face as work plane even if it is curved.

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Sorry, but I'm really having trouble following your diagram and identifying what you are actually trying to create?

Remembering with the conceptual mass its easy to work with a simple solid and use the xray model to add profiles, edges and grips to create more complex forms.  In this screen shot I just created a simply sweep by drawing a path on level 1 and using the first point to host a profile.  Then I created form and modified the end profile to have a different profile.  I could also grab the intermediate nodes and give them elevations to create a 3D path.

Work planes are a lot less constraining in this environment. 

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Thanks for replying, but this is not what I'm asking.... maybe I wasn´t clear... ok

my 3 doubts described before are general doubts, that surged just playing with the masses...

but are very important to solve to start modeling my project...

1. how to draw for example a line  starting in one workplane and end that line in other plane, I mean, like in sketch up modeling ....

or you can´t in revit??, that would be a big constraint if you couldn´t..

2. how can you copy a form form one refernce plane to another??

3. how can i set a curved face as my current workplane?, to draw in it  

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If i understood correctly your questions:

1: like you can see in my first image you can draw whatever you want starting in one level and finish in other level, just set your work plan, go to a elevation view then draw like you want, then you can adjust the path, edge, points like you want.

2: Watch image 2 and 3, it's just a copy / paste by levels

3: To answer this question watch this: http://autodesk-revit.blogspot.com/2010/10/revit-2011-sketch-on-non-planar-surface.html

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danielacm

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thank you!!

the third"answer" about the question of drawing on a curved surface is only available for the subsciption andvantage pack... m is there another way to do it?

 Thank you for your time! I´m just new on it, getting started 

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