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To use the stepped bench profile in a room

1.  Using the Select Objects tool, click in the Sauna room to select it.
   
   
   • Use the Zoom tools to zoom in on the room if you need to.
   • When selected, the room will be highlighted in grey. 
     
     
     
2. With the room selected, click the Make Room Molding Polyline  edit button.  In the Make Room Molding Polyline dialog:
   
   
   
   
   • Choose Blank Molding from the drop-down list.
     
     
   • Leave the Height set at 0" so that the stepped benches rest on the floor.
     
     
     
3. Click OK to close the dialog and create a Molding Polyline that follows the interior surfaces of the Sauna room's walls.
   
4. With the Room Molding Polyline still selected, click the Open Object  edit button.  On the Moldings tab of the Molding Polyline Specification dialog, click the Add New button. 
   
   
   
5. In the Select Library Object dialog, browse to the Custom Stepped Molding Profile that you created and click OK to apply that profile to the Molding Polyline.
    
   
   
6. When you return to the Molding Polyline Specification dialog:
   
   
   
   
   • Specify the desired Height and Width of the stepped profile.  Do not specify a Width greater than the width of the room that the steps will be placed in.  If benches will face one another, the Width should be less than half the width of the room.
     
     
   • Select the To Bottom radio button and make sure that the Vertical Offset is 0".
      
     
   • Make sure Inside is checked so that the profile faces to the inside of the room.   
      
      
     
7. Click on the Materials tab and select the Molding component in the list on the left.  
   
   
   • Click on the Library Material button and choose a material for the stepped molding profile in the Select Library Object dialog. 
     
     
   • When you are finished, click OK to close the dialog and apply your changes.
      
     
     
     

To remove the stepped bench profile from a wall section

Not all walls in a Sauna will necessarily have a set of benches.  The stepped profile can easily be removed from any edge of the Molding Polyline.

1. In floor plan view, click on the edge of the Molding Polyline that you do not want to have the stepped profile.
   
   
   
2. The edge will extend along the entire length of the wall it is against.  To break the edge into two separate segments:
   
   
   
   • Click the Break Line  edit tool.
     
     
   • Click on the line segment at the point where you would like to divide it. A corner edit handle is added at that point.
     
     
     
3. Click on the line segment that you would like to remove the stepped bench profile from, then click the Open Object  edit button.
   
   
   
4. On the General tab of the Molding Polyline Specification dialog, check No Molding on Selected Edge, then click OK.
   
   
   
   
   
   • Note that the Molding Polyline's Height value is measured from 0. If the polyline is placed on Floor 0, as in this example, the Height value will be negative.
     
     
     
5. The stepped bench profile will no longer extend into this area in floor plan view. 
   
   
   • In this example, No Molding on Selected Edge is checked for the horizontal edge in front of the door, and the vertical edge to its right.
     
     

To finish the Sauna room
Now that we have created the seating in our sauna area using a custom stepped molding profile, it is time to set the appropriate materials for the rest of the sauna room.  

1. Use the Select Objects tool to select the room, then click the Open Object edit button to display the Room Specification dialog. 
   
   
   
2. Unless you want base molding placed along all walls of this room, go to the Moldings tab and remove the Base Molding from the room:
   
   
   • Uncheck Default at the top left corner.
     
     
   • Select the Base Molding from the Molding drop-down list.
     
     
   • Click the Delete button.
     
     
   • In version X2 and prior, the Base Molding can be removed by deleting the Height value - including the (D) - and typing 0.
      
     
     
3. Now select the Materials tab and choose appropriate materials for your Ceiling Covering, Floor Covering, and Walls. 
   
   
   
4. Click OK once you have finished assigning materials in this dialog box to apply the changes.
   
    
5. Add lighting, furnishings, and accessories from the library.
    
   
   
6. Create a 3D Camera view to see the results.