Cubes and Wedges - Sloped and Pitched Ceilings, Velux Windows, Raised Flooring

• Sloped ceilings.
• Dormer windows.
• Pitched roof.
• Velux-style windows.
• Raised floors.
• Concealed cistern.

This chapter covers the creation of sloped and pitched ceilings, velux windows, raised flooring and pipe runs.

The principles covered are common to all room systems. Where appropriate differences between the rooms systems will be highlighted.

Sloped Ceiling

To create a sloped ceiling, use a Ceiling Wedge:

Room System	Unit Toolbar Buttons	Item Name
Kitchen		Wedge
Bathroom		Wedge
Bedroom		Top Wedge

Specify the dimensions of your wedge using the following values:

Height Off Ground

Distance from the floor to the lowest point of your sloped ceiling.

Width

How far the slope runs along the wall (in this example it runs the entire length).

Depth

How far the slope projects into the room.

Height

The difference between the Height off ground and the Ceiling Height.

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Dormer window.

To create the dormer window shown above, draw the wall and windows as normal. Then create wedges to create the slope either side of the window. In the above example there are three wedges - one to the left, one above and one to the right of the window. Use a cubic box (discussed below) behind the middle wedge to create the effect of a "ceiling" above the window.

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Pitched Roof

For a pitched roof, you create two wedges (as above) locked to opposing walls.

You also need to set the ceiling height in your design to the highest point in the room. Ceiling height is specified under This Design - Room Settings. It can be changed at any point during the design process, though it's considered good practice to change it before starting the design.

Here is the view from inside the room, looking up at the ceiling. The ceiling beams are an "A-Frame":

Room System	Unit Toolbar Buttons	Item Name
Kitchen		A-Frame
Bathroom	Unavailable	Unavailable
Bedroom	Unavailable	Unavailable

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Sloped Roof With Velux-style Window

Ceiling wedge with a built-in velux window can be found here:

Room System	Unit Toolbar Buttons	Item Name
Kitchen		Ceiling Wedge with Velux Window
Bathroom		Ceiling Wedge with Velux Window
Bedroom		Ceiling Wedge with Velux Window

The window can fill the wedge entirely i.e. the window width can be the same as the wedge width.

For multiple window, add as many wedges as required.

You can also combine the wedge with velux with a flat velux window to create an conservatory-style roof:

Room System	Unit Toolbar Buttons	Item Name
Kitchen		Velux Window for Flat Ceiling
Bathroom		Velux Window for Flat Ceiling
Bedroom		Velux Window for Flat Ceiling

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Raised floor.

Create the raised floor using a cubic box.

Room System	Unit Toolbar Buttons	Item Name
Kitchen		Cubic box
Bathroom		Cubic box
Bedroom		Cubic box

Use the cubic box to create a false floor. To create steps, stack cubic boxes on top of each other.

Units will sit on the "real" floor. Adjust the "Height off ground" value to make them sit on the "fake" floor. You will need to raise every item that sits on the raised section, including wall units (adjust the "Distance to move up" value).

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Concealed Cistern

Create a cubic box as described above.

Note that the tiling has been turned on. ArtiCAD will automatically tile the cube using the same tile selection as the rest of the design.

Units will not lock to the front of the cube, but the wall behind it. Move the units into the room using the method described in Positioning units with Drag and Drop - moving a specific amount.

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