AlexAncon Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Big regional differences on who calls what ceiling style what, but the one that is giving me fits is shown in the attached. I can fake it by copying my plan and then tossing out the real roof to create one that I can doctor with soffits and solid poly lines. But is there a way to make it work "for real" Thanks! Forum topics have been a huge help as I work along in background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Model it like you build it. Cut a hole in the ceiling plane, add a ceiling plane up 12" or so higher, then add the sloped ceiling planes that tie it all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexAncon Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 For sloped ceiling planes I have been using the underside of rafters. Is there another way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ceiling planes. Easiest way, in my opinion, to produce that ceiling and get the framing correct. If the room is on an outside wall, and the pitch matches, then I would use the rafter for the sides that I could and use ceiling planes for the others to tie everything together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexAncon Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Terrific Joey. I'll give that a go. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexAncon Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Okay...I've looked everywhere I can think of and can't find instructions on the creation of sloped ceilings that are not associated with trusses or rafters. Can you give me a hint on where to find the "how to"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Open the roof tools and look for the ceiling plane tool. ceil.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJSpud Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 If you click on F1 (Help) and search under "Ceilings - Trey" you'll find the information below (X7 ... X6 should be similar): If you go to Chief's website and find a link to the Knowledge Base, you can find this article: http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00738/ A slightly different technique is used in this article but if you do as Joey explained and just place manual ceiling planes around the edge of your ceiling opening, you should get the desired results. Just remember to set the slope of your ceiling plane as needed (the dialog is still calling it a roof plane but it's basically the same thing but uses different materials etc.) before you place them. And another similar article: http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00201/ If you wanted a trey ceiling to go all the way to the inside of the outer walls, this video explains how to do that: http://video.chiefarchitect.com/?search=trey If you have access (SSA) to Chief's training videos, here's a good one on several ceiling styles you can create with CA: http://video.chiefarchitect.com/?search=ceiling There are dozens of other related videos you should watch if you just plug in a search for "ceilings" ... once you've watched all those and done a little practicing and experimentation, you should be able to create just about any type of ceiling you'll need. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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