Create a Reference Plane in a Section View

This Revit Macro will create a horizontal reference plane in a section view. Note: This code may not be original. I would give credit to the source, but I have forgotten where I got it from.

public void CreateRefPlaneInSection()

{

UIDocument uidoc = ActiveUIDocument;

Document doc = ActiveUIDocument.Document;

Autodesk.Revit.DB.View pView = ActiveUIDocument.Document.ActiveView;

using (Transaction t = new Transaction(doc, "new ref planes"))

{

t.Start();

//these planes are all horiz. lines when viewed from above

/*

XYZ bubbleEnd = new XYZ(0,10, 1 ); // bubble end applied to reference plane

XYZ freeEnd = new XYZ(0, -10, 1 ); // free end applied to reference plane

// Cut vector should be perpendicular to bubbleEnd-freeEnd vector

XYZ cutVec = new XYZ(0, 0, 1); // cut vector applied to reference plane

// Create the reference plane, applying the active view

ReferencePlane refPlane = doc.Create.NewReferencePlane(bubbleEnd, freeEnd, cutVec, doc.ActiveView);

refPlane.Name = "Vert";

refPlane.

XYZ bubbleEnd1 = new XYZ(-5.77,5.77, 1 ); // bubble end applied to reference plane

XYZ freeEnd1 = new XYZ(5.77, -5.77, 1 ); // free end applied to reference plane

// Cut vector should be perpendicular to bubbleEnd-freeEnd vector

XYZ cutVec1 = new XYZ(0, 0, 1); // cut vector applied to reference plane

// Create the reference plane, applying the active view

ReferencePlane refPlane1 = doc.Create.NewReferencePlane(bubbleEnd1, freeEnd1, cutVec1, doc.ActiveView);

refPlane1.Name = "Angled";

XYZ bubbleEnd2 = new XYZ(-10,0, 1 ); // bubble end applied to reference plane

XYZ freeEnd2 = new XYZ(10, 0, 1 ); // free end applied to reference plane

// Cut vector should be perpendicular to bubbleEnd-freeEnd vector

XYZ cutVec2 = new XYZ(0, 0, 1); // cut vector applied to reference plane

// Create the reference plane, applying the active view

ReferencePlane refPlane2 = doc.Create.NewReferencePlane(bubbleEnd2, freeEnd2, cutVec2, doc.ActiveView);

refPlane2.Name = "Horiz";

t.Commit ();

*/

//these planes are all horiz. lines when viewed from a section

//vary y, and make x the cut vector - a vertical line in plan, and a horiz line in section

XYZ bubbleEnd = new XYZ(10,0, 3 ); // bubble end applied to reference plane

XYZ freeEnd = new XYZ(-10, 0, 3 ); // free end applied to reference plane

// Cut vector should be perpendicular to bubbleEnd-freeEnd vector

XYZ cutVec = new XYZ(0, 1, 0); // cut vector applied to reference plane

// Create the reference plane, applying the active view

ReferencePlane refPlane = doc.Create.NewReferencePlane(bubbleEnd, freeEnd, cutVec, doc.ActiveView);

refPlane.Maximize3DExtents();

refPlane.Name = "Horiz1";

//these planes are all horiz. lines when viewed from a section

//vary y, and make x the cut vector - a vertical line in plan, and a horiz line in section

XYZ bubbleEnd1 = new XYZ(10,0, 4 ); // bubble end applied to reference plane

XYZ freeEnd1 = new XYZ(-10, 0, 4 ); // free end applied to reference plane

// Cut vector should be perpendicular to bubbleEnd-freeEnd vector

XYZ cutVec1 = new XYZ(0, 1, 0); // cut vector applied to reference plane

// Create the reference plane, applying the active view

ReferencePlane refPlane1 = doc.Create.NewReferencePlane(bubbleEnd1, freeEnd1, cutVec1, doc.ActiveView);

refPlane1.Name = "Horiz2";

//vary x, and make Y the cut vector - a horiz line in plan, and a horiz line in sect

//XYZ bubbleEnd2 = new XYZ(-10,0, 2 ); // bubble end applied to reference plane

//XYZ freeEnd2 = new XYZ(10, 0, 2 ); // free end applied to reference plane

// Cut vector should be perpendicular to bubbleEnd-freeEnd vector

//XYZ cutVec2 = new XYZ(0, 1, 0); // cut vector applied to reference plane

// Create the reference plane, applying the active view

//ReferencePlane refPlane2 = doc.Create.NewReferencePlane(bubbleEnd2, freeEnd2, cutVec2, doc.ActiveView);

//.Name = "Horiz";

t.Commit ();

}

}