Creating a Ceiling

You can create a ceiling.

See Also
Creating Ceiling Panels
  1. From the Authoring section of the action bar, click Ceiling .
  2. From the Category list, select a ceiling category.

    If no project dictionary is set in Data Setup, only the default category is available.

  3. In the Name box, enter a name for the ceiling object or keep the system-generated name.
  4. Under Support,
    1. Select a surface or a plane as a support.

      You can select multiple supports and click Element List to manage multiselection.

    2. Optional: Specify an offset from the selected support.

      In case of multiple supports, you can select Common Offset to apply the specified offset to all the selected supports. You can also set offsets to individual supports in the Element List dialog box.

  5. Under Limits,
    1. Select limiting elements.

      You can select a surface, plane, or output profile as a limiting element.

    2. Optional: Set an offset to the limits and change the orientation of the limits.

      You can also set the offset and change the orientation using the handles in the 3D area.

  6. Under Material, Thickness & Orientation,
    1. Select a material for the ceiling.

      A color mask is available in the material list. It indicates the color computed by the Color ID business rule for the current feature.

    2. Select a thickness corresponding to the selected material.

      You can select the Preferred values only check box to display the recommended combinations of material and thickness available in the material table. If the material table is not set in Data Setup, you can search and select the material from the database and enter the thickness value.

    3. Set the thickness orientation.
  7. Click OK.
    The ceiling is created.
  8. To edit the ceiling, select the ceiling feature in the 3D area or in the tree, and click Edit Ceiling on the context toolbar.