Synthspec marks rectangular regions on each sheet and classifies each one as either a reflected ceiling plan (RCP) or a fixture schedule (LFS). If a region is the wrong type — for example, a fixture schedule region tagged as an RCP, or vice versa — your fixture counts and your scale calculations will both come out wrong. Fix it before you continue past Setup.
This guide assumes you have already uploaded a drawing set and reached the Setup phase of a project. If you haven’t, start with Run your first takeoff.
When to use this
- A region marked RCP is actually the lighting fixture schedule, so no fixtures are being counted from it.
- A region marked LFS is actually a ceiling plan, so the schedule comes back empty.
- The diagram type is right but the scale or floor multiplier on an RCP region is wrong.
Steps
1. Open the project’s Setup view
Navigate to Projects, open the project, and go to the Setup view at /projects/<project-id>/setup.
2. Find the misclassified region
Each diagram region on the current sheet is shown as a colored badge. RCP regions are labeled RCP; fixture schedule regions are labeled LFS. Click the badge for the region you want to correct.
3. Open Edit Diagram Region
Clicking the badge opens the Edit Diagram Region dialog, which shows the current diagram type and — for RCP regions — the current scale and floor multiplier.
4. Change the Diagram Type
Open the Diagram Type dropdown and pick the correct option:
- Reflected Ceiling Plan (RCP) — the region is a ceiling plan that fixtures are counted from.
- Lighting Fixture Schedule (LFS) — the region is the schedule that defines the fixture types.
If you switch from LFS to RCP, two more fields appear: Floor Multiplier and Scale. See Diagram regions for the values each field accepts and what they mean.
5. Confirm
Click Confirm. The badge on the sheet updates to the new type, and the region is reprocessed with the correct classification.
If the region itself is in the wrong place
The Edit Diagram Region dialog only changes the type, scale, and floor multiplier — not the region’s position or size on the sheet. If the rectangle is drawn around the wrong area, click Delete in the dialog to remove the region, then redraw it on the sheet.