topic Re: Reflected ceiling plan of sloping soffit in Documentation

Reflected ceiling plan of sloping soffit

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:17:50 GMT

Hi

I'd appreciate some help on how to created a reflected ceiling plan of a sloping soffit. I've not done any RCP's in Archicad yet and what I would also like to generate are plans of the sloping soffit looking square on in order to create cutting layouts.

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

Re: Reflected ceiling plan of sloping soffit

Erwin Edel — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:41:19 GMT

You could try using a 3D document, maybe. In axonometry use View > 3D Navigation Extras > Look To. This allows you to project the view straight on the selected surface. Right click in the view and pick New 3D document From 3D...

You can set up this view just like a section or elevation and should be able to add dimensions to it.

Re: Reflected ceiling plan of sloping soffit

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:27:57 GMT

Thank you Erwin, your advice and steps were really helpful/easy to follow.

I created the 3D document from the view (first image) and tested the dimensions. I just had some queries about the dimensions and how to obtain one along the splay (second image) as it seems to constrain it to either 90 degrees or an odd angle?

Re: Reflected ceiling plan of sloping soffit

MrC — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:43:42 GMT

DIMENSION OPTIONS

Re: Reflected ceiling plan of sloping soffit

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:14:48 GMT

Thanks, still coming out a bit funky! Not sure why the angle dimension is greyed out too

Re: Reflected ceiling plan of sloping soffit

Erwin Edel — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:21:33 GMT

There might be some limitations to dimensioning in 3D document. If you don't mind it being static dimensions, you could make them static or dimension to a hotspot that you can move around.

Or explode the whole view to 2D fills.

Re: Reflected ceiling plan of sloping soffit

David Maudlin — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 12:22:47 GMT

thompsonmp:

In the 3D Document there is an additional dimensioning option for plane constraint, in the Help files see: Linear Dimensions in the 3D Document Window.

David

Re: Reflected ceiling plan of sloping soffit

Anonymous — Fri, 04 May 2018 08:01:46 GMT

Thank you for everyone's replies, much appreciated.

Constraining dimensions to planes should be a big help thanks.