Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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Related topics:
■ Turning Lights On and Off on page 1139
Adding a Lighting Fixture to a Building Model
1 Load into the project the lighting fixture families that you want to use in the building model.
See Loading Families on page 352.
2 In the project, open a view that displays the surface on which you can place the lighting fixture.
For example, to place a ceiling-based lighting fixture, open a reflected ceiling plan. To place a
wall-based lighting fixture, open a section or an elevation. To place a table lamp or a floor lamp,
open a floor plan or a section.
3 On the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Component.
4 In the Type Selector, select the lighting fixture.
5 In the drawing area, click to place the lighting fixture in the desired location.
6 To exit the Component tool, press ESC twice.
When placing the lighting fixture, consider the following:
■ To see the light source symbol in a view, in addition to the lighting fixture geometry, make the light
source visible. See
Displaying Light Sources in a View on page 1129.
■ If you want to place a table lamp on an elevated surface such as a desk or table, do so in a section view
(or use the Offset parameter in the Element Properties dialog to specify its height above the floor). If you
place the lamp on a desk in a floor plan view, the lamp may be placed under the desk.
■ In a floor plan view, wall-based lighting fixtures (such as sconces) may not display if the cut plane of the
floor plan view occurs below the height at which the fixture is mounted to the wall. To correct this issue,
see
Displaying a Wall-Based Lighting Fixture in a Floor Plan on page 1128.
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