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The grid is displayed only within the space or closed polyline.
Creating a ceiling grid from a polyline
NOTE In some templates, the ceiling grid object is turned off in a number of plan
views. It is displayed in most model views, however, so if you cannot see your grid
in top view, switch to a model view to make sure it is there. For more information
about turning on the display of ceiling grids in plan view, see Display System on
page 777.
Creating a Ceiling Grid Tool
Use this procedure to create a ceiling grid tool and add it to a tool palette. You
may want to create your own ceiling grid tools if you are placing multiple
ceiling grids of a specific style, and they all have the same properties.
1 Open the tool palette on which you want to add a tool.
2 Create the tool:
Then…If you want to…
select the object, and drag it to the
tool palette.
create a tool from a ceiling grid in
the drawing
right-click the tool, and click Copy.
Right-click, and click Paste.
copy a tool in the current tool
palette
open the other palette, right-click
the tool, and click Copy. Reopen
copy a tool from another tool
palette
the palette where you want to add
the tool, right-click, and click Paste.
click Home tab ➤ Build pan-
el ➤ Tools drop-down ➤ Content
copy a tool from a tool catalog
Browser , and locate the tool
you want to copy. Position the
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