westvale Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Hi friends, I'm challenging a Revit course with Chief Architect and one of the things I have to provide is a "ceiling plan in a realistic or rendered view style". I have no idea what this would look like. I've done some digging online and found nothing. Does anyone here know what that might look like and how to achieve it? Cheers, Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Something like this maybe? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10258/ceilings-vault-shed-trey-a-reflected-plan.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvale Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 1 hour ago, DBCooper said: Something like this maybe? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10258/ceilings-vault-shed-trey-a-reflected-plan.html I don't think so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottharris Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Do you have any example of what you are looking for? On page 8 of the pdf for this Saguaro sample, is a ceiling plan https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/samples/projects/saguaro/saguaro.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiAngelo Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 RCP is recessed ceiling panels. Typically 2'x2' or 2'x4' ceiling grid & tiles, including HVAC vents, Lights, Wifi, smokes, & sprinklers locations. Like a classroom or retirement home ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvale Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 Hi guys, I'm sorry, in my world RCP mean Reflected Ceiling Plan and could also be referred to as a lighting plan. I didn't realize RCP meant different things to different people. I don't have an example of what they're looking for, that's what I'm on the hunt for, then I need to figure out how to create an equivalent with Chief. They asked for a "realistic or rendered view style floor plan" and when I asked what that meant, they said "realistic or rendered view style means the floor plan is coloured and shows finishes, similar to hand-rendered floor plans except it should be done digitally". They stopped answering my question when I asked them how this would apply to a ceiling plan and if my ceiling is entirely drywall painted white, I can't see the value of this image. Just wondering if anyone has any insight on how this would look in Revit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiAngelo Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 I had to look that up. RCP = Reflected Ceiling Plan is an electrical plan view of the ceiling fixtures only - often called a lighting plan. I think I've been using the term wrong. It's always been on jobs that had 2x2 or 2x4 grid ceilings. I went back to a commercial project we did last year. Our sprinkler guys used this page to mark up their proposed locations as well to make sure they didn't conflict with anything else planned for the ceiling. The term is actually used for any lighting plan, even on drywall ceilings. I watched the video DB linked and I think your teacher's want a plan view of the lighting only and the 3D view of the interior space. At the 22:10 mark when the speaker is duplicating the tray over the kitchen islands, their floorplan view doesn't have the light layer turned on. They keep switching to the 3D view and talking about the lights, but you can't see them in the 2D view. Turning this layer on and having a legend would give you a "lighting plan" similar to what I've posted above, just not as busy. Then a 3D view of the 2D area, like the left photo above would demonstrate a "realistic or rendered view style" of the RCP 2D view. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 I have never seen an RCP as a rendering or anything other than a vector view/plan view type of drawing. It seems like a misphrased request. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvale Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 4 hours ago, Gawdzira said: I have never seen an RCP as a rendering or anything other than a vector view/plan view type of drawing. It seems like a misphrased request. I agree, it just doesn't make sense to me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvale Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 23 hours ago, JiAngelo said: I had to look that up. RCP = Reflected Ceiling Plan is an electrical plan view of the ceiling fixtures only - often called a lighting plan. I think I've been using the term wrong. It's always been on jobs that had 2x2 or 2x4 grid ceilings. I went back to a commercial project we did last year. Our sprinkler guys used this page to mark up their proposed locations as well to make sure they didn't conflict with anything else planned for the ceiling. The term is actually used for any lighting plan, even on drywall ceilings. I watched the video DB linked and I think your teacher's want a plan view of the lighting only and the 3D view of the interior space. At the 22:10 mark when the speaker is duplicating the tray over the kitchen islands, their floorplan view doesn't have the light layer turned on. They keep switching to the 3D view and talking about the lights, but you can't see them in the 2D view. Turning this layer on and having a legend would give you a "lighting plan" similar to what I've posted above, just not as busy. Then a 3D view of the 2D area, like the left photo above would demonstrate a "realistic or rendered view style" of the RCP 2D view. Thank you for taking the time to offer a solution to my problem JiAngelo - I appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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