Ceiling Type
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Sets the type of ceiling that is placed.
- Grid — Places a
checkered ceiling grid suitable for ceiling tile construction.
- Linear — Places a
linear ceiling grid suitable for ceilings constructed of linear wood and metal
structure.
- Patterned — Places
a patterned ceiling suitable for plaster and gypsum construction.
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Placement preview box
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Displays the active ceiling grid and pointer
orientation (red dot) with regard to the placement method chosen from the
Placement option (By:)menu.
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Placement option menu
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Available for Grid and Linear ceiling placement
types only. Sets the ceiling grid placement method.
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Grid Ceiling:
- Center Tile —
Places the center of a ceiling grid (and center of a ceiling tile) in the
center of the selected space area (at the geometric centroid) and floods the
remaining space with ceiling grids.
- Center Corner —
Places the corner points of four adjoining ceiling grid sections in the center
of the selected space area (at the geometric centroid) and floods the remaining
space with ceiling grids.
- By Point — A
corner of the ceiling grid (ceiling tile) is anchored and placed by a data
point anywhere in the selected space area. The ceiling grid is dynamically
attached to the pointer during placement.
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Linear Ceiling:
- Center Panel —
Places the center of a linear grid structure element in the center of the
selected space area (geometric centroid) and floods the remaining space with
linear grids.
- Center Spacing
— Places the center of a linear grid area (spacing between two grid structure
elements) in the center of the selected space area (geometric centroid) and
floods the remaining space with linear grids.
- By Point — The
edge of a linear grid structure is anchored and placed by a data point anywhere
in the selected space area. The strip edge is dynamically attached to the
pointer during placement.
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Row Spacing
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Enabled when Ceiling Type is set to Grid. Sets
spacing distance between ceiling grid rows.
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Column Spacing
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Enabled when Ceiling Type is set to Grid. Sets
spacing distance between ceiling grid columns.
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Toggle Annotation scale
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When on, the active model annotation scale applies
during placement; and when off, the Annotation scale is disregarded.
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Material Width
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Enabled when Ceiling Type is set to Linear. Sets
ceiling grid linear member material width.
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Spacing
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Enabled when Ceiling Type is set to Linear. Sets
spacing distance between ceiling grid linear member centers.
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Pattern Cell
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Enabled when Ceiling Type is set to Patterned.
Selects the active ceiling cell used to pattern the ceiling area. Ceiling
pattern cells are stored in
BB_CEILINGS_PATTERNLIBRARY.
- Entire Ceiling —
Floods the entire space area with ceiling pattern.
- Perimeter — Floods
only the space perimeter with ceiling pattern.
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Elevation
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Sets the ceiling grid elevation mode.
- Space Height —
Places the ceiling grid at space height, or the elevation of a non-space
perimeter is used.
- Active Depth —
Places the ceiling grid at active depth elevation.
- User Defined —
Places the ceiling grid at a user defined elevation.
- User Defined
field – Enabled when Elevation mode is set to User Defined. Sets the User
Defined elevation.
- Active
Floor/Reference Plane — Places the ceiling grid on the active Floor Reference
Plane/ACS, as defined in the Floor Manager.
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Family
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Sets the active family.
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Part
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Sets the active part. The dataset part is used only
to set the symbology (level, color, style, and weight) of the ceiling.
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Match/Modify
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Settings are used to match, replace and modify
ceilings.
Note: Use the
Replace Ceiling command to change the elevation of ceilings. Ceilings cannot be
copied, moved, or scaled.
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