Modifying Ceilings; Changing Ceiling Types; Creating A New Ceiling Type; Applying A Surface Pattern To A Ceiling - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

Method 2
1 In the drawing area, select 2 parallel sketch lines of the ceiling and click Modify Ceilings > Edit Boundary
tab
2 In the Instance Properties dialog, select Defines Constant Height; this enables Offset From Base.
3 Click OK.
4 Select the lines individually, access their properties, and specify a value for Offset from Base for each
of them.
Method 3
Select a single sketch line, and click Modify Ceilings > Edit Boundary tab
Instance Properties dialog, select Defines Constant Height, select Defines Slope, and, under Dimensions,
specify a value for the slope angle (rise).
For a complete list of parameters available for specifying slopes, see

Modifying Ceilings

Changing Ceiling Types

When you activate the Ceiling tool to place a ceiling, you can select different types of ceilings in the Type
Selector.

Creating a New Ceiling Type

1 Click Home tab
2 Click Place Ceiling tab
3 Click Element Properties drop-down
4 In the Type Properties dialog, click Duplicate, and type the ceiling name.
5 Click OK.
6 Modify the ceiling properties. See

Applying a Surface Pattern to a Ceiling

You can apply a surface pattern to a ceiling by setting the ceiling's material type.
1 Select the ceiling.
2 Click Modify Ceilings tab
3 Set the Material parameter.
Draw panel Properties.
Build panel
drop-down.
If you are editing a compound ceiling, click Edit for the Structure parameter. In the Edit Assembly
dialog, click in the Materials column to open the Materials dialog.
TIP If the desired ceiling material is not available from the list, you can create a new ceiling material.
See Materials on page 468.
Ceiling.
Element panel, and select a ceiling type from the Type Selector
Type Properties.
Ceiling Properties
Element panel Element Properties drop-down
Draw panel
Ceiling Properties on page 722.
on page 722.
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Properties. In the
Type Properties.