Removing Soffits

[MaryAnne2017]

I wanted to explore adding soffits to a kitchen ceiling.  When I went to delete one of the soffits, it removed the ceiling above it!  Not my intent.  How do I fix this?  

[joey_martin]

When you select the soffit, you are most likely selecting the room first. Click the soffit, hit TAB and you should be good to go.

 

[MaryAnne2017]

Thanks Joey.  I will try that.  I'm on version X12.

[Dermot]

It helps to post a picture of what you are seeing.  It also helps to add the program version to you signature because some things won't be the same in all versions.

 

If your soffit is against the ceiling but it is not bumped up against a wall, deleting it will not automatically fill the hole the way it should.  All you need to do is rebuild floors/ceilings (F12) to fix this.  Lot's of other things will automatically rebuild your floors and ceilings so this problem is pretty well hidden.  Regardless, when you run into problems like this, feel free to report them to our tech support team.