Use this procedure to add a ceiling grid with settings that you specify on the Properties palette. Spaces and closed polylines can be used as boundaries for ceiling grids.
Alternatively, you can click .
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place a ceiling grid within a space | click Select object for Boundary, and select a space in the drawing. |
place a ceiling grid within a closed polyline | click Select object for Boundary, and select a closed polyline in the drawing. |
If you want to… | Then… |
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define the width of the grid | enter a value for X - Width. |
define the depth of the grid | enter a value for Y - Depth. |
lay out the grid with evenly spaced bays along the X direction | expand X Axis, select Space evenly for Layout type, and enter a value for Number of bays. |
lay out the grid with a fixed bay size along the X direction | expand X Axis, select Repeat for Layout type, and enter a value for Bay size. |
specify the offset distance from the start point along the X direction of the grid | expand X Axis, and enter a value for Start offset. The offset distance may be used to reduce the effective grid size. |
specify the offset distance from the endpoint along the X direction of the grid | expand X Axis, and enter a value for End offset. The offset distance may be used to reduce the effective grid size. |
lay out the grid with evenly spaced bays along the Y direction | expand Y Axis, select Space evenly for Layout type, and enter a value for Number of bays. |
lay out the grid with a fixed bay size along the Y direction | expand Y Axis, select Repeat for Layout type, and enter a value for Bay size. |
specify the offset distance from the start point along the Y direction of the grid | expand Y Axis, and enter a value for Start offset. The offset distance may be used to reduce the effective grid size. |
specify the offset distance from the endpoint along the Y direction of the grid | expand Y Axis, and enter a value for End offset. The offset distance may be used to reduce the effective grid size. |