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Ceilings cannot be Deleted, instead they must be Merged back together with any Split ceilings of the zone. Ceilings are merged by using the Merge Drawing Mode which is explained in further detail in Split & Merge Drawing Mode

 

Geometry

Area, Pitch & Pitched Area

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Ceilings can be Split into separate Ceilings within a zone Zone through various means.

Firstly they can be Split manually by the user using the Split Drawing Mode feature (Split & Merge Drawing Mode ). This is typically performed when the Ceilings across a zone have differing properties such as Assembly or Construction, or Insulation or External Colour or Adjacency.

E.g. In the Kitchen/Dining/Living Room below which is modelled as a single Zone, the Ceiling changes from an Attic type (i.e. Ceiling is adjacent to a Roofspace Zone), to a “Raked” Flat Roof Ceiling section (i.e. is not adjacent to a Roofspace).

To model this situation, we would split the Ceiling into two using the Split Drawing Mode feature (set to “Split Ceilings Only” Sub-Mode), and then assign the characteristics of the Flat Ceiling as required within the Ceiling Data-Grid.

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Automatic Splits

Ceilings are also split automatically by Hero when any adjacent floors Floors are detected on the level Level above. This can occur after a new zone Zone has been created or when floors Floors or ceilings Ceilings are moved.

 

Offset Points

Ceilings can have points Points added to their polygon shape after they’ve been created.

To do so, Right-click near an edge of a ceiling Ceiling (not clicking a wallWall) and select Select the Add Point action.

This will add a Ceiling Point at the location as well as to any adjoining ceilingsCeilings, and to any floors Floors at that location if appropriate.

These points Points are not shared with any wall points…if Wall point, if you desire to add the point to a wall Wall point as well as a floorFloor/ceiling Ceiling point then you should use the Split Wall feature.

These ceiling points Ceiling Points can be deleted by right clicking 🖱 Right-Click them and choosing the Delete Point action. If the point Point can be validly deleted while keeping the ceiling Ceiling polygon regular, then the point Point will be deleted.

These ceiling points Ceiling Points are also created when ceilings Ceilings are automatically or manually split by Hero.

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