| Place By
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Sets the ceiling fixture placement method. After a
fixture is placed, each additional fixtures are placed by the active distance.
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Point — Places the ceiling fixture (cell
origin) on a point identified by a data point, anywhere in the selected ceiling
grid.
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Two Point — Places the ceiling fixture
(cell origin) halfway between two points identified by data points, anywhere in
the selected ceiling grid.
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Reference — Places the ceiling fixture
(cell origin) at a specified distance from a reference point. In essence, the
ceiling fixture is attached to the reference point by the specified distance.
Additional ceiling grids are placed by the active distance from the active
reference point.
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| Distance field
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Enabled when Place By method is set to Reference.
Sets the ceiling grid placement distance from the active reference point.
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| Offset
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Sets the ceiling fixture placement point offset mode
for each fixture. The offset mode causes the placement point (controlled by the
pointer) to change position. The offset does not change the position of the
cell origin (which remains the same in every instance).
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Top Left
— Dynamically places the ceiling fixture to the top
left of the placement point.
- Top
Center — Dynamically places the ceiling fixture to the top center
of the placement point.
- Top
Right — Dynamically places the ceiling fixture to the top right of
the placement point.
- Center
Left — Dynamically places the ceiling fixture to the center left of
the placement point.
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Center — Dynamically places the ceiling
fixture centered upon the placement point.
- Center
Right — Dynamically places the ceiling fixture to the center right
of the placement point.
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Bottom Left — Dynamically places the
ceiling fixture to the bottom left of the placement point.
- Bottom
Center — Dynamically places the ceiling fixture to the bottom
center of the placement point.
- Bottom
Right — Dynamically places the ceiling fixture to the bottom right
of the placement point.
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| Elevation
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Sets the ceiling fixture elevation mode.
- Space
Height — Places the ceiling fixture at the active space height
elevation.
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Active Depth — Places the ceiling
fixture at active depth elevation.
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User Defined — Places the ceiling
fixture at a user defined elevation.
- User Defined
field – Enabled for
User Defined Elevation mode is
set to. Sets the
User Defined Elevation value.
- Active
Floor/Reference Plane — Places the fixture on the active Floor
Reference Plane/ACS, as defined in the Floor Manager.
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| Active Fixture cell menu
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Sets the active ceiling fixture cell. The active
cell is displayed in the adjacent Active Fixture preview box.
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| Active Fixture preview box
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Displays the active ceiling fixture cell. The
active cell is selected in the adjacent Active Fixture cell menu.
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| Match/Modify
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Settings are used to match, replace and modify
fixtures.
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Match — Sets active settings to match
the selected existing fixture. The selected fixture displays in the Active
Fixture preview box. Subsequent newly placed fixtures match the first fixture
selected after
Match is pressed.
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Replace — This setting converts the
Place Single Ceiling Fixture tool to a single-shot Replace Fixture command. The
properties of existing ceiling fixtures are modified to the active settings.
The Replace Fixture command is automatically active when a selection set exists
(when the Place Single Ceiling Fixture tool icon is selected). In this
instance, a Reset converts the tool back to Place Single Ceiling Fixture.
Note: Use the
Replace Ceiling command to change the elevation of ceilings. Ceilings cannot be
copied, moved, or scaled.
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Used to place single
ceiling fixtures, one at a time, in a reflected ceiling grid. The fixture
displays dynamically during placement and can be placed at any location with a
data point.
