Creating Ceiling Openings and Soffits
Unless you are in a residential dwelling, or a prison, you can look up and notice that a ceiling is merely serving as a host for electrical, mechanical, and architectural components. Very seldom will you find a ceiling that does not require a modification in some capacity. This section of the chapter deals with this issue, starting with creating a ceiling opening.
Creating a Ceiling Opening
The objective of the next procedure is to cut an opening into a ceiling to later drop a soffit into:
- Open the Level 1 ceiling plan.
- Zoom in to the wood ceilings in the west wing, as shown in Figure 9.23.
- Select the ceiling in the northwest corner of the building.
TIP Ceilings can be difficult to select. If you hover ...
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