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Posted by connomar at Aug 13, 2011, 11:15:22 AM
Ceiling with different levels
Hi, Is there a way of handling a ceiling that has heating ducts running under it? In this case, my basement has 1/3 of the height lower than the rest to accommodate the drop. If I set the walls at each end to the correct heights (splitting) I seem to confuse everything. I get sloping ceilings but of course I need squared surfaces.

i.e. -----|_____|----- if that makes sense.

Any ideas?

Martin

Posted by hansmex at Aug 13, 2011, 11:59:27 AM
Re: Ceiling with different levels
Martin,

There is a quick and easy way:
- Take a box, give it the right dimensions, and place it underneath the ceiling.

If you want a "real" ceiling to behave in such a way, you have to do a lot of work using
- a - extra walls, made invisible by using transparent textures (gives a bad result) or better
- b - the construction method for multiple level houses (PDF)

Hans
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Posted by connomar at Aug 13, 2011, 12:52:51 PM
Re: Ceiling with different levels
Thanks Hans, I thought I could rely on you for an answer.