Sloped Ceiling Question

[dgreen.49364]

When I create a sloped ceiling grid, and then try to modify it, the ceiling grid disappears. I have played with the view range settings but nothing seems to work.

What am I doint wrong?

[Mr Spot]

Are you using a model fill pattern or a drafting fill? If it is the latter then that could be the problem as the ceiling is not perpendicular to the view. Don't quote me on this because i haven't checked...

[tonyisenhoff]

You mean something like this (see attached)?

I basically just gave the ceiling a slope...

What are you doing different than this?

I've had this situation not work in the past and just lowered the cut plane (ex. 6' instead of 7'6)

[nine_foot_glass]

Trying to figure out how to attach lighting fixtures to a sloped ceiling.

Case Specific: I've got a 1x1 ACT model ceiling sloped at 3.5", and I need to attach a 1X4 troffer, but the component doesn't align to the slope of the ceiling rather it aligns to perpendicular to the floor?

Any solutions?

[Tobie]

You have to make a new family and uncheck "always vertical". Open file and save as. You might want to make a new directory with sloping lights. If you have any problems please post the family file.
Cheers,

[nine_foot_glass]

Thanks for the help, worked like a charm and saved me some time! paYce

[ws]

You mean something like this (see attached)?

I basically just gave the ceiling a slope...
Thanks, I've been scratching my head about sloping ceilings...

any chance of a little more explanation please ? :)

I've picked apart the posted family but still can't work out how you added the slope to the ceiling.

[Tobie]

William, when selecting a line you can define a slope, just like roofs. Ceilings also have the option of using slope arrow like slabs. Edit the ceiling in attached file and you will see one line has a slope defined.

[ws]

William, when selecting a line you can define a slope, just like roofs. Ceilings also have the option of using slope arrow like slabs. Edit the ceiling in attached file and you will see one line has a slope defined.
thanks tobie :)

Just when I was expecting some clever workaround... ;)


cheers,

[iankids]

Just wanted to add my thanks, this post resolved what was becoming "sore head" (these usually occur the day after drinking a bottle of good red wine having failed completely to figure out whatever the problem was!!)

So on behalf of my brain cells,

Thanks All

Ian

[sblackburn]

Please help with lights in a sloped ceiling! I've followed this thread and copied and made a new light family with the "always vertical" unchecked. The light goes into the sloped ceiling fine (I can see it in the sections) but it won't show up in the RCP. The ceiling is cut, but the light does not show. It's not a VG issue, because my lights are showing in the horiz. ceilings. Any ideas?

Steve Blackburn
MPA Architects, Inc.

[Andre Carvalho]

Steve,

That's really weird. If the ceiling was horizontal and therefore parallel to the view, you could turn off the visibility of the object by selecting the visibility parameter form the family and unchecking "Display in 3D views and: Plan/RCP". Now, because the ceiling is sloping, the view is not parallel to the floor. And because of that, even the visibility control from the family has no control to make it disappear because I think it is not considered as Plan/RCP view. That said, it is harder to make it disappear from the view than make it appear...

Have you checked the view range, trying to make it lower?

Andre Carvalho