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10/20/2010 10:48:22 AM
 
superJMuser
433 Posts
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Entry Type:
Tips and Tricks
Category:
Families
Subcategory:
Reference Plane Properties
Repost: Reference Planes - IsReference Setting - Weak and Strong (Source Link)  

Steve at OpEd posted this several days back, and I just had the opportunity to read through it.  Very good information!  I didn't realize that setting a reference plane to weak or strong affected its instance grid capabilities! Great post Steve!

-Click the source link at the top of this post to go to his post and see the video-

IsReference Setting - Weak and Strong

 
I've written posts about Reference Planes in the past, these are a couple specific examples:
Once Upon a Reference Plane
Is you Is or Is You Ain't

I've neglected to mention this change: In the past using the Weak reference setting would not generate drag arrows. They've changed this at some point, which I haven't pinned down (2010ish) but I think it had to do with the changes to the massing conceptual design environment.

The Video that appears below demonstrates some subtlety between the Weak andStrong reference settings. The nice names like Front, Back, Top and Bottom are allStrong references by the way. When you combine Weak references with a dimension assigned to a Instance parameter you get "move" behavior when you use the Align tool. When you do the same for Strong references you get "stretch" behavior. If you want your family to move, think Weak. Think Strong for Stretch.
-Click the source link at the top of this post to go to his post and see the video-
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Last Edit on:10/20/2010 10:56:43 AM
10/20/2010 10:55:23 AM
 
superJMuser
433 Posts
Joined 08/19/2009
Re: Reference Planes - IsReference Setting - Weak and Strong
In Response To:  superJMuser

Here's a follow up message from Luke Johnson @ whatrevitwants
 
 
 Steve's post about 'Weak and Strong' is very informative.  However, if you want to 'stretch' a family with instance parameters AND a weak ref plane, simply 'Tab' until you get Revit to say 'Shape handle' and then trigger the stretch.  Video and image below:
 
-Go to Luke's Post to watch the video!

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superJMuser
Last Edit on:10/20/2010 10:56:19 AM


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