Inverted tray ceiling

[tvheino]

Hello 

 

I am trying to make an inverted tray ceiling about 8 inches wide by 8 inches deep.  So the center of the ceiling is lower than the perimeter, the tray goes up instead of down.  Then I will add the rope light in the inverted tray.  

 

 

Thank you very much

Todd

 

 

 

[tundra_dweller]

I would think the soffit tool would work well for this if you don't need to show framing for it. Drop section of soffit in the room, resize the perimeter as needed, open up the soffit dbx and enter in the height/thickness you need.

If you need to show framing then using a custom ceiling plane in the center of the room with a lower height might get you close. Or putting a room divider around the perimeter of the room and spec'ing a lower ceiling height in the center "room". I think the soffit tool would be the most simple and clean method though.

[Alaskan_Son]

Just now, tundra_dweller said:

I would think the soffit tool would work well for this if you don't need to show framing for it. Drop section of soffit in the room, resize the perimeter as needed, open up the soffit dbx and enter in the height/thickness you need.

If you need to show framing then using a custom ceiling plane in the center of the room with a lower height might get you close. Or putting a room divider around the perimeter of the room and spec'ing a lower ceiling height in the center "room". I think the soffit tool would be the most simple and clean method though.

 

I concur with all the above...IF the room is rectangular.  If its not, than I would simplky use a 3D solid or possibly Countertop in lieu of the soffit. 

[tundra_dweller]

21 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

IF the room is rectangular

Great point...I forgot that you can't break & shape soffits.

[tvheino]

Thank you for all your help

I used a room divider around the perimeter of the room, worked out perfect

Sometimes I am to stubborn to ask for help.  

 

 

[Alaskan_Son]

17 minutes ago, tvheino said:

Thank you for all your help

I used a room divider around the perimeter of the room, worked out perfect

Sometimes I am to stubborn to ask for help.  

 

 

 

Glad you got it figured.  I would however caution against using the room divider method very often.  Yes, its a perfectly valid and useful method but if there's another way, I try to avoid it because it can have all sorts of little long term problems such:

• Messing with any Room Schedules you might be using
• Messing with the automatic room labels (name, area, and dimensions)
• Messing with both window and door placement in some circumstances
• Messing with cabinets or countertops that straddle the room divider in some cases
• Messing with future wall placement or wall edits (unwanted wall breaks or wall intersection issues)

Again, its a good method for some circumstances but I usually try to avoid it myself for those reasons along with a handful of others.