ACADuser Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I now this has been discussed before but i can;t find an easy solution. Master BR with large closet. The wall between them needs to stop short of the ceiling to provide an area for a display shelf. If I use a Half Wall it will not fill in over the closet door. If I use a standard wall & ceiling plane to cut the wall the upper ceiling plans disappears. This is a 3 story building & attic & I don't want to add another floor or start messing about with ceiling heights. Is there an easy fix for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Define "easy". You can do it with soffits, slabs or poly-line solids. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I now this has been discussed before but i can;t find an easy solution. Master BR with large closet. The wall between them needs to stop short of the ceiling to provide an area for a display shelf. If I use a Half Wall it will not fill in over the closet door. If I use a standard wall & ceiling plane to cut the wall the upper ceiling plans disappears. This is a 3 story building & attic & I don't want to add another floor or start messing about with ceiling heights. Is there an easy fix for this? Yeah, how about a pony wall with the top half of wall being defined as a material that is invisible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 How about a wall pulled down in elevation, stick a door in it, and then build the floor platform/shelf out of a flat roof plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 the cheap software way ,might work for this too since you don't like Scott's "extra floor " method. http://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00878/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Mick that seems to be the least painful way so solve it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 how about a solid railing wall set to the height you want with the rail dimensions set to say 3/4x12? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 OH, the railing wild be the top of the wall segment. Clever idea. I would thing 4 1/2 x 22 in my case. Only the full wall method supports casings. Off the play tennis this AM. Thanks for all the feedback. Lots of clever folks here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Did anyone mention the idea of a "Pass-Thru" Window at the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 How about a wall pulled down in elevation, stick a door in it, and then build the floor platform/shelf out of a flat roof plane. That is the solution, I will do a vid when I have time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Did anyone mention the idea of a "Pass-Thru" Window at the top? A pass thru window for what at top of what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Scott, I meant "above the Door - full width of the closet". I really like your solution better but I might use a slab or custom countertop rather than a flat roof plane for the "shelf". In these cases I'm not really concerned with the "framing". This pic shows the walls simply pulled down with a 5" thick counter top (material is drywall) covering the room. As I said - framing is not a concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Joe, there would be no ceiling framing if it's a countertop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Joe, there would be no ceiling framing if it's a countertop. As I said - Framing is not a concern for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Ok, but I always want framing, even in soffits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 It would be nice but for now it's just a real simple detail or even a note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Here is a vid on a method. Really good vid, worth watching. Note at beginning of vid, the drywall at ceiling is missing.... bug? Maybe. I do not know how to fix that. Essentially I added an additional floor level without messing around with aCAD's floor system. http://youtu.be/vZhtcrdMz9Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Scott, now that's thinking outside the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 This pic shows the walls simply pulled down with a 5" thick counter top (material is drywall) covering the room. As I said - framing is not a concern. So Joe it looks like that may be the easiest solution. You may need to use NEXT to get to the polyline wall object in camera view. Then add a soffit if you need a shelf deck at the top of the wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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