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Do you want to remove a ceiling slab in your cadvilla project, for example, to create an open gallery area or an airspace? Deleting a ceiling is completed in just a few logical steps. However, it is important to know whether it is a ceiling automatically generated by the program or a ceiling slab drawn by you manually. Therefore, in this short tutorial, we will comprehensively explain both methods. As a result, you can adapt your ceiling constructions quickly and flawlessly directly to your planning wishes.<\/p>\n

By default<\/strong>, cadvilla is set up in such a way that a ceiling (the so-called automatic ceiling<\/strong>) is automatically generated simultaneously when a new floor is created. However, this highly practical default setting can certainly be deactivated individually for each floor.<\/p>\n

1. Deleting an automatic ceiling<\/h3>\n

You cannot simply select an automatic ceiling and delete it with the delete key. Instead, you must deactivate the automatic function for the respective floor.<\/p>\n

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  • Go to the project manager (usually found on the right side of the screen).<\/li>\n
  • Right-click<\/code> on the corresponding floor (e.g., Ground floor<\/code>) specifically in the project tree.<\/li>\n
  • Select the item Properties<\/code> in the context menu.<\/li>\n
  • A dialog window opens. Here, remove the checkmark<\/code> next to the option Create automatic ceiling<\/code>.<\/li>\n
  • Confirm successfully with OK<\/code>. The ceiling is now automatically removed from your 3D model.\"\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    2. Deleting a manually created ceiling<\/h3>\n

    If you have personally drawn a ceiling using the construction tools, you can easily delete it just like any other standard building component.<\/p>\n

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    • First of all, ensure that the layer in which the manually created ceiling is located is set as the active layer<\/strong>. (The active layer is displayed in red within the project manager).<\/li>\n
    • Now, select the ceiling slab with a single left mouse click.<\/li>\n
    • Finally, press the DEL<\/code> (Delete) key on your keyboard to permanently delete the ceiling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Tip: How to find the right layer<\/strong> If you do not exactly know in which specific layer the unwanted ceiling slab is located, you can easily figure this out directly in the 3D view:<\/p>\n

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      1. Switch to a 3D view of your project.<\/li>\n
      2. Hover the mouse pointer exactly over the corresponding ceiling element and intentionally wait there briefly.<\/li>\n
      3. A small information window (tooltip) subsequently pops up.<\/li>\n
      4. In this window, you can read the exact structure (e.g., Building: Building 1<\/em> > Floor: Ground floor<\/em> > Layer: Roof surroundings<\/em>).<\/li>\n
      5. Now activate this specific layer in the project manager, so that you can delete the ceiling exactly as described above.<\/li>\n
      6. Tip:<\/strong> If you continuously hold down the CTRL<\/code> key and then successfully click with the left mouse button<\/code> on the ceiling to be deleted, you will automatically switch right into the correct layer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Do you want to remove a ceiling slab in your cadvilla project, for example, to create an open gallery area or an airspace? Deleting a ceiling is completed in just a few logical steps. However, it is important to know whether it is a ceiling automatically generated by the program or a ceiling slab drawn…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"interne_tags":[],"class_list":["post-17388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nDelete a ceiling slab in cadvilla<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you want to correctly remove a ceiling in your cadvilla project? 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