Here is how to create a pyramid in the conceptual massing environment:
1. In the default 3D view of the mass family template, click on Level 1 work plane to make it active. In the Draw panel, select the Circumscribed Polygon tool. In the options bar, change the sides to 4.
2. Place and click the cursor at the intersection of the reference planes, hold down the shift key (to constraint the drawing direction) and click on a second point (see fig. 1):
Figure 1
3. Here's the result for a 200' x 200' square (see fig. 2):
Figure 2
4. Click on any of the vertical reference planes. In this case, let's click on the Center (Left/Right) reference plane to make it active (see fig. 3). Select the line tool from the Draw panel:
Figure 3
5. Draw a triangle (see fig. 4):
Figure 4
6. Press the escape key twice to deselect the Line tool. Hold down the option key and select the square and the triangle shapes (see fig. 5):
Figure 5
7. Finally, click the Create Form button from the contextual menu>Form panel. You now have a pyramid (see fig. 6)!
Figure 6
You can also create parameters as you're sketching to control the height, angle and base dimensions. But I'll leave that up to you.
