Editing a Ceiling Sketch
You can modify ceilings by modifying the sketch. You can move the lines by dragging them or by modifying
dimensions. You can also change the ceiling properties to change the height of the ceiling above the level.
For a complete description of the ceiling properties and their values, see
Ceiling Properties
You can modify several properties for ceilings, ceiling sketch lines, and ceiling slope arrows.
Modifying Ceiling Properties
1 If you are in sketch mode, on the Design Bar, click Ceiling Properties. If you are in a plan view,
2 In the Element Properties dialog, edit ceiling instance parameters.
3 Click Edit/New to edit ceiling type parameters.
4 Click OK.
Ceiling Type Properties
Name
Construction
Structure
Thickness
Graphics
Coarse Scale Fill Pattern
Coarse Scale Fill Color
Identity Data
TIP If the desired ceiling material is not available from the list, you can create a new ceiling material.
See
Materials
on page 459.
select the ceiling, and click
NOTE Changes made to type parameters affect all ceilings of this type in the project. You can click
Duplicate to create a new ceiling type.
Description
Creates the composition of a compound ceiling. See
748.
The total thickness of the ceiling.
The fill pattern for a ceiling displayed at a coarse detail level.
Applies a color to the fill pattern for a ceiling in a coarse-scale view.
.
Ceiling Properties
on page 655.
Compound Structure
on page
Ceiling Properties | 655
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