Explore the process of annotating, dimensioning, and adding ceiling heights to a Level 2 Reflected Ceiling Plan in this in-depth article. Learn how to modify plans, integrate dimensions and correctly position elements such as sprinklers in your design.
Key Insights
- The article provides step-by-step guidance on how to manipulate a Level 2 Reflected Ceiling Plan, including turning off irrelevant elements and adjusting the visibility of the mechanical HVAC system.
- Dimensions play an integral part in the planning process, especially in the design of corridors and classrooms. The article illustrates how to delete, adjust and add new dimensions to enhance the accuracy of the plan.
- While working on the Level 2 Reflected Ceiling Plan, it's crucial to cross-check and correct any errors found in the Level 1 Plan, thereby ensuring consistency and accuracy in the overall design process.
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In the last video, we finished annotating, dimensioning, and adding ceiling heights to our Level One Reflected Ceiling Plan. So in this video and the next series of videos, we'll do the same thing for Level Two. But first off, let's save—CTRL+S or File > Save. Okay, let's go to our Level Two Reflected Ceiling Plan.
And we can see, just like in the Level Two Piping Plan, the mechanical H.V.A.C. system that we brought in for coordination is visible. So what we can do is go to our View Template for the Reflected Ceiling Plan we created. Let's find that and look for the V/G Overrides Model and click Edit.
And let's turn off everything related to that—air terminals, anything with duct, duct accessories, duct fittings, insulation, linings, and ducts. There was also some flex duct, so let's get rid of that.
Flex pipe, just in case. All right, let's see how that looks. All of our mechanical equipment—if that's turned on—make sure that's deselected.
Okay, that looks pretty good. So let's start in with dimensions. Now, as we see, the portion of the plan that we started with in the project already has dimensions.
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We don't need them in the classroom areas. The corridor is already done. We can continue.
We might as well start just like we did in the previous video with the corridor. So these dimensions are from wall to wall. These aren't going to work.
This was just helping us initially set up our sprinklers. So I'm going to delete these, and I'm going to start from here. Feel free to follow along or skip ahead, but I will be starting in the corridor area here and then continuing on the rest of the level.
Zoom out and take a look at the best spot. Should be okay. Again, most of these types of areas in the corridor are typical.
We'll just do one. I'm going to go to Annotate, make sure my Show Borders is on. Okay, that should be good.
Workroom, Classroom. Now, these are slightly overlapping the lights. I'm going to clean that up just a little bit.
So I will unpin the pinned elements, select these, unpin them, and move them just a bit. Okay, let's go on to some more dimensions here to that wall. Now, I see that this sprinkler is 8'-8".
I'd like to move it. So let's make it 7'-6". We will go over 1'-2".
Now, this is at 14'-2". Now, I want to see if I have the same situation on Level One. Remember, like I mentioned, sometimes you will catch a few mistakes as you're in this process.
So consider this a part to correct yourself in the portion of the design process. Note there. Okay.
All right. In the next video, we'll be adding some more dimensions. So see you there.
