Evolution Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I have severa areas in this plan the client wants barrel ceilings. These do not go wall to wall. In the past I use an invisible wall to create the out line/boundry for the barrel ceiling plane then follow the basic steps. Is it better to use the divider wall? Can it be used for that purpose? I need to move on to other things and will come back to this momentarily, so if anyone has a "best-way" to do it would you mind sharing? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Bob a Google search is the best way to at least get started with these things. Try the link below. Didn't read your post that well Bob - I don't see any reason a room divider won't work for what you're trying - almost quicker to try it than to post here. Let us know if you get it figured out. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=barrel+ceiling+chief+architect&spell=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kMoquin Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Use the ceiling plane tool. The dialog box has settings for bottom height, top height, radius etc... edit - I think you need 2 ceiling planes to create a vault. One for each half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 You don't need two. You start the plane for the curved ceiling, the manual says to stop about halfway the width then select again drag to outline the extent. I usually do them wall to wal, in this case in the middle of the room, however I tried it both ways using a divider wall and went back and tried the invisible wall. I am sure there is a fix although I haven't discovered it yet ( AND YES I TRIED IT FIRST BEFORE POSTING HERE) , where it bumps a wall no problem, where it stops and the windo alcove (bump out) there is a hole above ceiling. SO DUMB ME, I will continue to experiment LATER when I have more time. This will suffice for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 looks like there is an issue with the main ceiling plane Bob, it is higher than the barrel plane , and you can see at the back the crown moulding it 3" ? down from the ceiling , which tells me the ceiling plane moved up for some reason, might be why it isn't working ? did you rebuilt the 3D view with F12 ? worse comes to worse use a soffit or polyline solid for the 3D pics and move on. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Could you place an attic wall to cover the hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 A combination of attic walls and invisible walls will create a barrel ceiling room within a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 ( AND YES I TRIED IT FIRST BEFORE POSTING HERE) ,... Pretty sure that was directed at me and I apologize Bob, but your first post reads as if you hadn't even tried the wall divider yet. Let us know if you get it worked out. Trying to attach a plan but it's done in X7 beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Here's a quick vid. HTH. http://screencast.com/t/143KKomqE Here's the plan barrel 1.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 To all: haven't been avoiding the topic/responses, just having to focus on other pressing issues to get the progress set out. Made the dead-line but def many little "foxes" to get out of the vinyard! While waiting on a response from the client / code people, I was cleaning up (or at least trying to) some of those nuances. Back to the barrel vault. I will give a look at the video HTH asap. Of course the client's ID wanted a eye-stopper for the kitchen barrel, and I've spent a great deal of time getting it close. Not only does it barrel the width of the cooking/island area, but longitudinally projects into the great room. Interestingly enough I have it a pretty close, at least making the ID happy (temporarily). In working it out, I noticed what looks like (in elevation section camera view) the drywall dropping down like a thin soffit) partially covering the view of the cabinets. Upon closer view, and after attempting several opp's to get rid of it, unable to select it in plan, elevation , full camera or any other way, I have NO IDEA what it is or how it suddenly became a part of the plan??? I still have the open holes at each end and on one side-go figure? The MSTR BTH/MSTR BD barrels are also a work in progress and I will see if an attic wall will take care of it. I am zipping and posting the plan each time now, so if you open it keep in mind I am aware of a "lot of little" things to work on, and WILL as I get closer to the fine details. Right now, help with the bigger things is always appreciated. 1.30.2015 PROGRESS SET.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution glennw Posted February 4, 2015 Solution Share Posted February 4, 2015 Bob, The .pdf's aren't much help. The plan file is needed. Give me a call on Skype if you want another on line session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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