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Special Ceilings

Vaulted and Cathedral Ceilings
A cathedral ceiling has the same pitch as the By default, cathedrals ceiling use the ceiling
roof and is created using the underside of the material set in the Room Specification
roof above the room. A vaulted ceiling dialog. If you require a different material on
typically has a different pitch from that of the a given roof plane, uncheck Use Room Ceil-
roof and is often framed using scissor ing Finish in the Roof Plane Specification
trusses. See “Scissors Trusses” on page 891. dialog. See “Options Panel” on page 801.

To create a cathedral ceiling To create a vaulted ceiling

1. Build a roof for your plan. See “Roofs” 1. To create a ceiling pitch different from
on page 773. the roof’s, select Build> Roof> Ceiling
2. Select the room and open the Room Plane and draw ceiling planes. See
Specification dialog. See “Room Speci- “Ceiling Planes” on page 811.
fication Dialog” on page 434. 2. Select each ceiling plane and specify its
3. On the STRUCTURE panel, uncheck Flat pitch. See “Ceiling Plane Specification
Ceiling Over This Room. Dialog” on page 812.
Trey Ceilings

A trey ceiling is an area within a ceiling that To create an automatic angled trey ceiling
is raised and has either vertical or sloping
sides. A standard trey ceiling can be easily 1. In the Room Specification dialog, make
created by placing Soffits, Polyline Solids, or sure that Flat Ceiling Over this Room
Primitive objects around the perimeter of the is checked, then specify the desired
room. An angled trey ceiling can be created height of the walls as the Ceiling
using the underside of roof planes above. Height. See “Structure Panel” on page
436.

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