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  1. #1
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    roof and ceiling hole question

    I want to cut a manually built shed dormer through a roof and a custom ceiling plane. got the roof hole, but cant seem to cut a hole in the ceiling plane. any suggestions?
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  2. #2
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    Have you tried making the shed dormer an "open below" room?
    Have you tried the manual "Hole in floor ceiling" tool?

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    I get a message that paraphrased says"....a ceiling platform hole polyline is places where the platform ht changes or where no platform exists" I get this message no matter what floor level I try and place the hole polyline.
    current CA version X3

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    Try moving the roof to another floor.
    Use 2 holes,one in the ceiling, one in the roof..

    I have done this with 2 roofs where I wanted the hole on the lower roof and it kept placing on the top one..
    .........

    Allen Colburn Jr.
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    I agree with Allen in that sometimes I too have resorted to that to get a product of this type.

    DJP

    David Jefferson Potter

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    Wonder if this would work when trying to place as symbol on a lower roof and it keeps going to the top one?
    Thinking a ledger board for the roof over..
    .........

    Allen Colburn Jr.
    Pascoag RI 02859
    Residential Design Drafting/Framer

    Drafter for:
    http://www.artformhomeplans.com/

    Chief Architect X4






 

 

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