Inserting Ceiling Grid Objects

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 Objects from Polyline command (see Creating Objects from Polylines).

 

To insert a ceiling grid object:

1.	Click the Ceiling Grid tool from 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, Architect automatically completes it.

The Ceiling Grid object properties dialog box opens. Click OK to accept the default settings.

3.	Use the 2D Reshape tool to modify the locations of the vertices after object creation, or use the vertex editing controls on the Object Info palette to move the vertices or change the degree of vertices. The tiles are automatically adjusted to fit the new shape.

 

Parameter	Description
Angle	Specify the tile placement angle
Tile Width	Specify the tile width
Tile Length	Specify the tile length
Polyline parameters	Edits the ceiling grid object path polyline

For information on editing object vertices, see Reshaping Objects.