Open a framing elevation view.
If necessary, load additional braces from the Structural/Framing folder under the Library folder of the Revit program group. For more information, see Loading Structural Braces.
On the ribbon, click Brace.
Where is it?
On the Properties palette, select the appropriate brace from the Type Selector drop-down.
To edit the properties of the brace before adding the brace to your model, click on the Properties palette.
In the drawing area, highlight the snapping point where you want to begin the brace, such as on a structural column. Click to place a start point.

Snap to begin brace
Move the pointer in a diagonal direction to sketch the brace and place the cursor near another structural element to snap it. Click to place the endpoint.

Sample braces in a framing elevation view

To add a brace in a plan view

Open a plan view.
On the ribbon, click Brace.
Where is it?
On the Options Bar, specify both the Start Level and offset distance and the End Level and offset distance.
Click the start point and the endpoint of the brace in the project.

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jasonmccool8686Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:50 pmDoesn't address what to do when Revit won't snap to points (either with or without 3D snapping set).
dyna-oaTue Jul 31, 2012 7:01 amHi jasonmccool8686 - thanks for your comment, we appreciate pointing this out. If Revit does not snap to points, please check which work plane is set. It should be set to the plane in which you are creating braces. I hope this helps. Alicja Dyna-Okapa, Autodesk Revit User Experience Team
lmpkaWed Aug 29, 2012 12:23 pmShould we be able to place braces in 3d view? Revit seems to see the points when placing the brace endpoints, but then ignores those points when it actually creates the brace. If I use plan view, with 3d snapping on, and I place the brace, I get something similar. It sees the beams when placing the endpoints, but then creates the braces on the reference plane. I would expect that the 3d snapping for braces would work like it does for placing beams. But this doesn't appear to be the way they work, and it would be nice for the documentation to provide an explanation for how this feature is expected to work.
KDolleyThu Aug 30, 2012 9:44 amHi Impka.

3D snapping for braces should work exactly like it does for beams in a 3D view. I just verified that. The behavior you are describing sounds like 3D snapping is not enabled. If that is not the case, I recommend visiting visit the Product Support page, or post your issue to the Autodesk Discussion Forums where the user community and Product Support Team work together to answer customer questions.

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