I wish ceiling visibility could be controlled with a checkbox or button, and displayed in Floor Plan views.

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Summary: I wish I could display a ceiling in plan view

Description: See discussion here: http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=128639

As a Revit MEP user, I don't need or want a real RCP. What I need is a Mechanical Plan WITH ceiling grid. RME cannot provide this type of view, so I have to use a Reflected Ceiling Plan for my purposes: just a ceiling grid that I can align my diffusers to, and easily identify whether that room has a lay-in ceiling or not. I want to manipulate and position my ceiling diffusers/air terminals and ductwork in the same view.
Any way to allow ceilings to display on all views; by check box, or a button right next to Thin Lines would be very useful.

Product & Feature: Revit MEP

Submitted: Mon, 21 Nov 2011

[Tony C.]

This has been a request from multiple MEP firms that I've worked with.

Please add the ability to show the Ceiling Grid from a linked Architects model in a floor plan view.

Many firms want to show their HVAC objects in a Floor Plan view (so the view is looking down, not looking up as an RCP does). Unfortunately Review does not actually show the ceiling grid (ie: typical commercial 2' x 4' tiles) in a Floor Plan.
Adding an RCP as an underlay is not a good workaround ...because it doesn't usually work.

thanks!