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Westview

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I am having problems with a rendering issue. I have placed tecessed lights in a ceiling at the roof level and everything is fine with the rendering. When I place the same lights in a ceiling that is under a floor. The lights won't render. The floor seems to be the problem it blocks the lights somehow, because if I delete the floor and just have the ceiling showing everything renders fine. What do I need to do to resolve this issue.

Thanks Ed

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WWHub

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Revit is 3D and works just like reality.  The lights you place are going into your floor and that blocks them.  In real life, you would have to either have a lower ceiling or use a different light.  I suggest you do the same.

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Westview

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Lowering the ceiling is not an option. How would you suggest placing a recessed light fixture in the ceiling so the light will not be blocked out byfloor?

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I don't know what you are modeling.  If the floor is solid, then in reality, you would have to have a different light.  If you modeled a floor that has joists as a solid that includes the joist space and your lights could be recessed between the joists,  then you modeled the floor incorrectly and I suggest you change that.

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Westview

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 I changed the floor to joists from a solid floor and that worked.

Thanks for the suggestion.

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