Creating a Room with a Short Ceiling or Plant Shelf Closet Effect

QUESTION

I want to have a 9 foot closet in my 12 foot entry, but I'd like to have a shorter, flat ceiling over the closet. Is this possible? 

ANSWER

Creating a room which is not full height in a larger room with a cathedral or vaulted ceiling can be accomplished using the Shelf Ceiling setting located in the Room's Specification dialog.

To create a plant shelf closet

1. In your desired plan, navigate to Build> Wall> Straight Interior Wall , then click and drag to create walls to establish a closet. 
   
   
   
   
   
2. Use the Select Objects  tool to select the newly created closet room, then click the Open Object  edit button.
   
   
   
3. On the Structure panel of the Room Specification dialog that displays, check the Shelf Ceiling box under the Ceiling section, set the Finished Ceiling under the Relative Heights category to be a lower value than the larger room it's contained within, then click OK.
   
   In this example, a value of 95 5/8" is used.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Navigate to Build> Door  , choose your desired Door tool, then click to place a door into the closet wall.
   
   In this example, we placed a Bifold door.
   
   
   
5. Select  the door, then click the Open Object  edit button.
   
   
   
6. On the General panel of the Door Specification dialog that displays, select a Door Style and change any other properties to your liking. 
   
   In this example, a Louvered door style is used and the Width was changed to 68".
   
   
   
   
   
7. Select the Hardware panel to specify a door handle or knob if desired, then click OK.
   
   
   
   
   
8. Take a Camera  view to see the results.