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My Firm uses Benltey XM and Bentley products im not new to modelling or the idea of BIM.

I am having problems figuring out how to do even the simplest things in REVIT.  Is there a way to turn the plane snap off.  or are you always constrained to a plane. Im finding revit frustrating cause it constrains you so much in modelling.  any helpfule hints on how to model more freely and easily

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Revit is greatly based around workplanes/datums/reference levels.  Personally I find this more appropriate for me, in other applications I have difficult and get confused by which plane the program is working in as it switches a little too freely.  When you know another modelling software well, then learning a different one is often more difficult as you'll find you'll force the rules and logic of the other application on this one.

You need to "open your mind"...

So to answer your question you always have to define your workplane before you begin modelling something, that's if its not the default of that view...

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Thanks to your post, I just checked out the Product Tour of Bentley Architecture. 

Sorry to say but it didn't seem very flattering or powerful to me.  Perhaps its a poor demonstration, the UI looked very aged and cluttered.  Worse so than revit, and I think that could do with updating, and the process for adding a view to a sheet seemed very odd.  I'm sure there are some powerful features, but that video did not do it justice.  I did like the way you can quickly manipulate wall heights and see 3d previews before you commit to them, but overall it just looked 1990's...

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I also know ADT.  I am used to just kind apicking the correct family and part and modeling stuff where i would need it.  i am trying to do my parents house .  i finally get that we have these "planes" which i assume are like ACS or UCS planes like in ADT or Bentley.  Is there a way to define these planes on fly.  So far i have been copying an elevation thing(like the spot elevation marker in  one of the elevation views.) and then drawing walls based off of those.  The problem is i have like fifty of the elevations.  there has to be an easier way to do this. 

 Pretty much any tips would be helpful.  

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yeah both software programs have benefits.  That is why i want to become a Revit power user too!  

Revit and bentley are both great.  I want to learn and be bad ace with both.   

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Okay, you should not be creating lots and lots of "levels" by copying elevations around.

You can use the set workplane tool in any view to set the workplane you wish to work on, but remember you can also offset from a workplane.  For instance, you draw a wall on level 1, with its base offset 600 off level 1 and it continues up to level 2 with its top offset 300 or connected to the roof...

Have you done the tutorials?

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i couldnt get the tutorials to work, but i did get three books from one of the other design studios at our firm that uses revit.  and i have started using those as a guide.  Im learning alot about  it i had to take a break the past couple days cause we got a project going out on wed.  long days in the office.  and my car got broke into again for the third time in 8 months. 

Thank your for your help.  it is greatly appreciated.   

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