Add Component (Work Plane) – Instance Appears Horizontal When Created

[Clara_W]

Hi everyone,

I’m using “Add Component (Work Plane)” to place a fan with X, Y, and Z vectors. However, when the instance is created in Revit, it always appears horizontal (without the Z vector). But if I adjust the work plane (Z parameter of the x-Axis) afterward, the fan rotates and correctly aligns with the Z vector.

Has anyone else experienced this issue?

For the fan family, I have set it to “Work Plane-Based” and unchecked “Always Vertical.”

I’m using Rhino.Inside.Revit 1.27.9121.7152 and Revit 2024.

Thank you very much!

[Japhy]

Hi Clara,

I’ll try to reproduce this, can you post your family? Thanks.

[Clara_W]

Hi Japhy,

Thank you for following up on this. I did a few experiments and found that if I pass the planes to the “location” input, the component works well.

I built this set of work planes in Rhino.

If I pass the points as the location input, the generated elements will have the correct position but the wrong orientation— they are usually set to horizontal by default.

However, if I use the plane origin as the location input, the generated elements perfectly follow the plane’s X-axis and are positioned correctly.

I have tested this with different families, and the results are always the same.

[Japhy]

A point doesn’t have an orientation, hence the need to use a Plane.