Bthecory
CAD Beginner
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: 16-March-2009
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I need to make a ceiling grid in the shape of a triangle. Not the actual boxes in the grid just boundary. I have a wall at an angle and im tryin to get the ceiling grid to align with it. Thanks
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| 03-February-2010 13:36:07 |
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Bthecory
CAD Beginner
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: 16-March-2009
Posts: 207
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No Answers? Do you not understand what im getting at
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| 03-February-2010 18:52:54 |
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cadbyken
Sleep....it is over-rated
 From: Deltona, FL
Registered: 18-March-2006
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Nope!
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| 03-February-2010 19:13:13 |
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ScottieM
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 From: Richmond, Virginia - USA
Registered: 24-May-2006
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Use a 3d pline and draw the boundries. make it a region and fill with hatch. I draw sloped hatches in the flat if possible and then rotate them to what I need.
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| 03-February-2010 20:51:33 |
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VirtualPilot
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 From: Memphis, TN
Registered: 30-August-2006
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Draw the lines and use TRIM/EXTEND to get to the triangle shape...
Or, if you have 2010 use the Ceiling Grid Tool...
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| 03-February-2010 22:02:06 |
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CaddMan22
NorCal Underwater Hunter
 From: North Coast, CA
Registered: 14-June-2004
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Santos
Where exactly is the Ceiling Grid Tool ?
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| 04-February-2010 17:05:19 |
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bparrell
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 From: So-CAL
Registered: 25-August-2004
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_AecCeilingGridAdd
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| 04-February-2010 17:17:29 |
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jymvee
n00b du jour
From: San Diego, CA
Registered: 03-November-2006
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I draw the boundary with a pline first. Then the shape of the ceiling edge (for instance, a 2x2x1/8 angle). I rotate the angle from xy to xz (or yz) then move the closed pline to the ceiling edge, with one corner touching the ceiling edge. Then I use the SWEEP command to create the outside edge of the ceiling. Then elevate it.
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| 04-February-2010 18:27:41 |
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CaddMan22
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Bob
Is this a mep only command. I have Vanilla 2010?
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| 04-February-2010 18:46:07 |
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bparrell
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mep.Do as jymvee suggested in vanilla
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| 04-February-2010 18:56:06 |
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CaddMan22
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From: North Coast, CA
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k
thanks
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| 04-February-2010 19:04:18 |
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VirtualPilot
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From: Memphis, TN
Registered: 30-August-2006
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Bob, are you sure is MEP only? it is an architectural feature...
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| 04-February-2010 19:29:32 |
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bparrell
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Aec means?Not in Vanilla
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| 04-February-2010 19:52:22 |
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VirtualPilot
Virtual Pilot
From: Memphis, TN
Registered: 30-August-2006
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Oh yeah, you would have to have Architectural at least...not just plain autocad...
But is an interesting Tool, I have not played around with it yet but it is supposed to do any shapes...and changes on the fly...
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REL 2.40.52 SP1 {19}
DELL T7500 - Dual Quad Core Xeon 2.26GHz - 6GB RAM - 1GB nVidia Quadro FX3800 - 80GB OS Drive - 320GB Data Drive - W7Ux64 - MEP2010 - NAVIS 2010
ALIENWARE M17-R1 - Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53GHz - 4GB RAM - 32GB Solid State OS Drive - 100GB Data Drive - (2) ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 - W7Px64 - MEP2010 - NAVIS 2010
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| 04-February-2010 21:13:26 |
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bparrell
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Boundry........very nice.
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| 04-February-2010 21:30:19 |
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VirtualPilot
Virtual Pilot
From: Memphis, TN
Registered: 30-August-2006
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Ah... That is sweet!
No wonder on some Arch jobs I get lately I mistakenly must of deleted that boundary and the grid would just go huge....
Just did an very odd shape and added the grid, then you can actually grab the grid by a grid line end-point and position perfectly into the shape....very sweet indeed...
Oh! and in it's properties you can assign elevation of the grid...even sweeter...
Last edited by VirtualPilot (05-February-2010 13:06:02)
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Santos Cedeno CAD/BIM Mgr - DIXIE Metal Products
REL 2.40.52 SP1 {19}
DELL T7500 - Dual Quad Core Xeon 2.26GHz - 6GB RAM - 1GB nVidia Quadro FX3800 - 80GB OS Drive - 320GB Data Drive - W7Ux64 - MEP2010 - NAVIS 2010
ALIENWARE M17-R1 - Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53GHz - 4GB RAM - 32GB Solid State OS Drive - 100GB Data Drive - (2) ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 - W7Px64 - MEP2010 - NAVIS 2010
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| 05-February-2010 13:02:35 |
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tintom606
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From: San Jose California
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could use slice command if you dont have cad-duct .... make a solid 22.125x 10.125x 1 solid add .75 border all around .125 thick then aray in a rectangle the size of the room then use slice command the boundries of the triangle and modify the odd pieces to get the metal grid to fit
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