Ceiling Plan Basics

[shr]

Ok, I've typed in an advanced search 'Ceiling +Plan' in subject and returned 277 results, only one of which was about ceiling plans. Also looked in VW help and no info on this.

So how do I create a ceiling plan?

View from below mirrors the building which I don't want.

Top plan shows the openings, I also do not want.

My windoor openings are set with individual classes for frame, door, etc, but do not switch off when I turn of those classes seperately (only when I turn off the class they are created in).

Any ideas please, I'm at a loose end

[Jonathan Pickup]

this is called a reflected ceiling plan, generally a 2D plan. you can use classes to dash the roof above, but you will have to add your ceiling grid and lighting manually.

[shr]

Thanks, but my issue is to start the plan I have the walls which show all the openings or the holes. I want solid walls, as you would normally see in a RCP. It looks like I have to draw the whole plan in 2D, whereas it would be easier to use the existing walls (esp. if they move). It also means I have to draw in a lot of polygons for my raking ceilings. Another issue is my 3d polygons are not solid.

It would be good if there was a way to cut the plan at ceiling level.

[Jonathan Pickup]

with the proper use of classes and symbols, you can do this easily

[shr]

Do you use the WinDoor tool? I would be able to switch off parts of the openings - frames, sills, etc. but leave the ceiling line. Except it won't do it. My WinDoor objects have various classes set for each part, but they do not turn off when I turn off the respective class, only when I turn off the class the whole object is in...

and how do use of the classes allow me to see walls without openings or holes?

[mike m oz]

Sharon have you looked at the Windoor videos on the Ozcad Video Tutorials DVD? (There are 12 of them.) Also your Windoor objects should be in the None Class.

Edited September 7, 2011 by mike m oz