HVAC Ductwork reflected Ceiling Plan

[cslatteryAXGRE]

Does anyone know of a way to not have light fixtures appearing above the ducts. I have duct and diffuser plan using a reflected ceiling plan and the lights from the linked arch model are appearing on top of the ducts. I know this is all hard coded in with the disciplines, I am using mechanical. If I change to coordination, the ductwork disappears and I cannot get it back. It is a reflected ceiling plan, I want to see the ceiling grid, since the grid will not appear when looking down.

[iainsavage]

In a RCP if the light fixtures are below the ducts then they will appear in front of the ducts - its 3 dimensional.

You could change visibility graphics to make light fixtures thinner lines, and/or halftone and/or dashed line, or not visible at all etc. but you can't change the order in which they are seen.

[HVAC-Novice]

Use a floorplan, or play with the view range options. Changing the discipline (mechanical to coordination etc. ) also will change how items are displayed. Make everything non-HVAC half tone....  if you try out some options you come close to one that will be more acceptable. On HVAC plans i also color the ducts based on system type. So they will be very visible. 

[M-Alam]

Place the RCP (that only shows the ceiling and light fixtures) and a floor plan that show the floor plan elements along with the ductwork on a sheet. place the RCP first then drag the floor plan.

RCP:

Floor Plan:

[cslatteryAXGRE]

I have done two plans on one sheet before. I was hoping to avoid that. But I will try it again.

[cslatteryAXGRE]

I don't get the ceiling grid this way. Ceiling only show on a RCP.

[M-Alam]

I dont think Revit by default has a way of showing a ceiling in a linked model in a floor plan view. I recommend our users to use a coordination RCP view when they design and for printing we have a floor plan and rcp combined on the sheet. For coordination RCP, if you set your discipline to mechanical and make the light fixtures transparent 100%, it will get you close to what you are looking for.
you can find more about it below.
https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Revit-How-to-displ...

[iainsavage]

The ceiling grid is a "hatch" pattern and is usually only on the bottom face of the ceiling.

You can have a hatch pattern on the top surface as well which will display in floor plans BUT the two hatch patterns are independent and don't automatically align with one another.

See this:

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-display-the...

[M-Alam]

Ah! I see.. well to do this one would have to change the cut plan and also rely on the architect to align the ceiling grids. nevertheless thank you for sharing.

[craigjonnson]

"Place the RCP (that only shows the ceiling and light fixtures) and a floor plan that show the floor plan elements along with the ductwork on a sheet. place the RCP first then drag the floor plan."