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# Ceilings

<figure><img src="/files/751dc7beb1c5bf236e66aea6aa4c35456f9026e1" alt="Créer un plafond plat sur Visuary"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Drawing a flat ceiling:&#x20;

1. Click on **ceilings**
2. Click the button "**Draw a ceiling**"
3. **Click the inner corners** of the room (or floor) where you want to add a ceiling to **place the points to create the ceiling**. \
   To finish drawing your ceiling, whatever its shape or height, you must **connect the last point to the first** to close the zone.
4. Click the button **Finish**
5. **Click the ceiling to select it**, then in the left menu: adjust **its height** by entering it manually in the dedicated field
6. Click the cross icon to **close the menu**
7. Click the button **Finish** at the top right of the screen

<h3 align="center">Create a ceiling with a sloped ceiling rafter</h3>

{% hint style="success" icon="lightbulb" %}
It is possible to automatically include the ceilings and under-roof spaces during the scan by clicking the "**Enable import of under-slope areas**". Click [**here**](/guide-visuary-en/the-scan/capture-view.md#importer-des-rampants) to learn more.
{% endhint %}

#### Create a simple single-slope sloped ceiling rafter ceiling

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Drawing a sloped ceiling rafter:&#x20;

1. Start by drawing a flat ceiling and click Finish
2. Change the height of the corners on one side to **create a slope** (enter the highest height if you created your flat ceiling with the lowest height, or vice versa).
3. Click the cross icon to **close the menu**
4. Click the button **Finish** at the top right of the screen

#### Create a ceiling with 2 sloped ceiling rafters

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Drawing 2 sloped ceiling rafters:&#x20;

1. Start by **drawing a flat ceiling** then click Finish
2. Click the ceiling to set its height: the height entered must be the lowest height
3. Click Draw a ceiling: **draw a segment to split the ceiling in 2**, then click on **Finish**
4. Make sure the 2 parts of the ceiling are at the same height.
5. **Select the endpoints of the segment** added earlier to **adjust the height of the corners** : all corners of this segment must be set to the same height, namely the higher height of the sloped ceiling rafters.
6. Click the cross icon to **close the menu**
7. Click the button **Finish** at the top right of the screen

#### Create a ceiling with 4 sloped ceiling rafters

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Drawing 4 sloped ceiling rafters:&#x20;

1. Start by **drawing a flat ceiling** then click Finish
2. Click the ceiling to set its height: the height entered must be the lowest height
3. Click Draw a ceiling: select a corner from which you **place a point at the center of the ceiling**. **Connect it to the opposite corner to close the triangle.**\
   Repeat the same operation on the other side of the ceiling.
4. **Select the corners located at the center of the ceiling** : these corners must **all be set to the same height**, namely the higher height of the sloped ceiling rafters.
5. Click the cross icon to **close the menu**
6. Click the button **Finish** at the top right of the screen

#### Visualization of sloped ceiling rafters on the plan

In 2D view, lines marked 1.80 m appear to indicate the habitable area under the Carrez law.

<figure><img src="/files/84da1093e0af55fd253105dcfac97ed28317819b" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<h3 align="center">Create a false ceiling / a soffit</h3>

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Add a false ceiling:&#x20;

1. Click the button "**Draw a ceiling**".
2. Start by drawing the shape of the false ceiling by placing points to draw the outline of the zone.
3. Click on **Finish.**
4. **Click the false ceiling to select it**, then in the left menu:  \
   \- **Select the ceiling type** (ceiling, false ceiling or soffit)\
   \- Adjust **its height** by entering it manually in the dedicated field
5. Click the cross icon to **close the menu.**
6. Click the button **Finish** at the top right of the screen.

<figure><img src="/files/5b93a5e61d421951be0f16af2106bf31bfac70ea" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<h3 align="center">Create a dormer / a doghouse dormer</h3>

{% hint style="warning" %}
Before you start, **make sure you have** [**drawn**](#creer-un-plafond-rampant) **or** [**scanned**](/guide-visuary-en/the-scan/capture-view.md#importer-des-rampants) **your ceiling with a sloped ceiling rafter**.\
Then, **place your windows in the planned locations** for the dormers: this will serve as a guide to draw your opening correctly.
{% endhint %}

#### Create a flat-roof dormer&#x20;

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Drawing a flat-roof dormer:&#x20;

1. **Draw the zone of your dormer** by drawing a rectangle in the desired spot on the roof. The ends of this rectangle must match the edges of the dormer.
2. **Click the zone** you just drew to open the left menu and **enter the dormer height.**
3. Click the cross icon to **close the menu.**
4. Click the button **Finish** at the top right of the screen.

#### Create a sloped dormer

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Drawing a sloped dormer:

1. Start by drawing a flat-roof dormer.
2. **Draw the zone of your dormer** by drawing a rectangle in the desired spot on the roof. The ends of this rectangle must match the edges of the dormer.
3. **Select the corners present on the lower edge** (inside side of the dormer) to **adjust their heigh**t, **referring to the height of the lowest corner**.
4. Click the cross icon to **close the menu**.
5. Click the button **Finish** at the top right of the screen.

#### Create a dormer

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Drawing a dormer:&#x20;

1. Start by drawing a flat-roof dormer.
2. Click Draw a ceiling: **draw a segment to split the dormer in 2**, then click on **Finish.**
3. Make sure the 2 parts of the dormer are at the same height.
4. **Select the endpoints of the segment** added earlier to **adjust the height of the corners** : all corners of this segment must be set to the same height, namely the higher height of the sloped ceiling rafters.
5. Click the cross icon to **close the menu.**
6. Click the button **Finish** at the top right of the screen.

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