Need help creating multi-planar sweep

[emodderman]

My company is moving into Revit modelling of commercial kitchens and equipment for our client. I was asked by a co-worker how to make a pipe sweep that moves in more than 1 plane and I can't figure it out.

I have attached an image of what I need - and have accomplished temporarily but not the way I think it should be done! I had to draw a wall on a diagonal (left-right) as well as with a sloped top and use this as a path for the pipe. somehow, I don't think it should be this complicated. I can't go around drawing complicated walls just to get a few pipes to work... right?

how do I draw a 3D sketch line that goes vertically up, diagonally sideways and up, and then horizontally away and then vertically up again? (confused? I know I am.)

I can't seem to get reference planes or lines in the 3D view, nor can I draw a 3D or multi-planar model line on which to path my sweep. Maybe I'm just missing something simple... I have checked out many forums and sweep tutorials and help files and the autodesk help files imply that these sweeps can be multi-planar, but I still can't figure it out.

so puzzled...

[renogreen]

I believe that you can do this in Conceptual Mass modeling.

[Revitaoist]

Here is a simple parametric duct with a 1/4 per foot run. The trick is to set up reference planes in front and side views, then lock the sweep sketch line to those planes. Set up some instance parameters to control the run and height and you can flex it in the project to get what you want.


DUCT.rfa

[malou_denum756917]

I am having the same problem. How to do it if the pipe is going to the side? Thank you.

[david_peterson]

Make it with more than one sweep within the family.
However it would be super nice to be able to run a sweep along a 3d line sim to what you can do in Autocad. Revit is still missing the boat on that function.