Arch00045.pngInserting Ceiling Grid Objects

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Use the Ceiling Grid tool to insert a ceiling grid object containing tiles with user-specified length, width, and placement angle. A ceiling grid object can also be created by drawing a polyline and then selecting the Create Objects from Shapes command (see Creating Objects from Shapes).

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To insert a ceiling grid object:

  1. Click the Ceiling Grid tool from the Furn/Fixtures tool set or the MEP tool set.

  2. Click in the drawing file to set the start point of the ceiling grid object, and then click to set the position of each additional vertex. Click the last point to complete creation of the ceiling grid object. If the polyline is open, the program automatically completes it.

  3. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default properties, and click OK. The properties can be edited from the Object Info palette.

  4. Use the Reshape tool to modify the locations of the vertices after object creation, or use the vertex editing controls from the Object Info palette to move the vertices or change the degree of vertices. The tiles are automatically adjusted to fit the new shape.

For information on editing object vertices, see Reshaping Objects.

 

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