Differing Ceiling heights between rooms

[cpopetz]

I have two rooms separated by a railing, both of which have a lowered ceiling. (This is in a commercial leased space, so the real ceiling is a 17'8" concrete slab.) In room A the ceiling is higher than room B. When standing in room A looking into room B, I need to have a wall that starts at the ceiling of room B and reaches to the ceiling of room A. (Obviously it will actually go to the upper deck...it will be steel studs. But for right now I just need to model it for interior design purposes.) How do I do that?


Thanks!

[Allen Brown]

You could use a polyline solid, drawn in elevation view, make it the same thickness as your wall, and the same color.

[cpopetz]

Thanks, that was exactly what I needed.

[dr0591]

Or a regular wall with a really wide doorway with casing suppressed?

[cpopetz]

Or a regular wall with a really wide doorway with casing suppressed?

I thought about that, but I need to half the half railing _and_ a doorway, i.e. an L-shaped opening in the wall. See attached.

[Allen42acj]

How soon we forget our old friend "The Soffit"..
Even made for ceiling use..

[cpopetz]

How soon we forget our old friend "The Soffit"..
Even made for ceiling use..

I tried that too, but the soffit tool wants to place them below the ceiling in a give room, and in this case I need them to be above the ceiling, i.e. from the ceiling up to the height of the adjoining ceiling.

[Allen42acj]

Drag it up in elevation..Or open it and change the height..

[cpopetz]

Ah, didn't think of that. I'll try that too. Is their any advantage to soffits versus solid polylines? Will chief architect generate framing for soffits?

[louis]

Will chief architect generate framing for soffits?

No. X-1 will however frame the lowered ceiling (check box for frame lowered ceiling)and if I want the vertical part to frame I use a wall moved up in elevation.