Wall niche with Recessed Shelves

[jlesniak]

Hello all, hope your Christmas was as wonderful as mine!

But back to the move the wall around game...(what else am I supposed to do, play with the wii all day?)

Anyway I am hoping someone can tell me how to make an in wall recessed shelf, such as in a shower. I tried changing the wall to only 1" but it keeps snapping to center which does not show what I need.

Anyone try this before?

[daydreamer]

What about making the actual wall "invisible" (to define the "area") and use soffits to make the wall. Make two large soffits the size of the wall (if possible) with a thickness of 1/4" to be used as a back walls inside and outside. Make other soffits 4" thick and place in front of the 1/2" rear wall in all of the places except the recess. This would make a 4-1/2" wall thickness which is typical of interior walls.

[Allen42ACJ]

I used a doorway with the casing set to 0,not suppressed.
Then added 2 slabs.
One flush with the outside with that material and one inside for the material you want.
Might need to try a few things..
There is a niche in the library..

[jlesniak]

Thanks for the suggestions they both seem like great ideas...I'll try them out.

I also found this: http://www.homedesignersoftware.com/...?faqNumber=778