To customize a soffit using the Soffit Specification dialog, double-click on the soffit using the Soffit 
tool or select the soffit and click the Open Object 
edit button.
Height -
Define the vertical height of the soffit. If you are using the soffit to represent a beam, this will be the depth of the beam.
Width - Enter the width of the soffit.
Depth - Define the depth, the distance between the front and the back of the soffit. When selected in floor plan view, the front of a soffit has a "V," and the back of the soffit has a triangular rotation handle.
Floor to Bottom - Enter the Floor to Bottom distance. This is often more easily defined by dragging the soffit in a 3D view until it is properly positioned.
Follow Terrain - Check this box to make a soffit placed outside a building adjust its height to the height of the terrain.
A preview of the defined soffit displays here.
Show Color - Select the check box to have the picture of the soffit show the defined material.
Sloped Soffit - Select the check box to slope the soffit vertically.
The front of the soffit is indicated by a "v" in floor plan view. Soffits slope from back up towards the front.
When you define a sloped soffit, the General tab includes additional options for specifying the soffit. You must define a height for the front of the soffit and a height for the back of the soffit. The front value should be greater than the back if the soffit is sloped.
To change an angled soffit back to a horizontal soffit, clear the Sloped Soffit check box.
Place Under Roof - Select the check box to have a soffit slope to follow the roof. The soffit moves up and the top of the soffit is in the same plane as the roof, at the same pitch as the roof. Be sure to place the front of the soffit toward the high side of the roof.
Place Under Ceiling - Select the check box to move the soffit vertically until the top contacts the ceiling plane.
For information about the Moldings tab, see "Moldings Tab".
For information about the Layer tab, see "Layer Tab".
Use this tab to select a material to apply to the soffit surface in 3D views. If a material is applied, the Material List reflects the change. See "Materials Tab".
For information about the Label tab, see "Label Tab".
When a soffit is turned into a sloped soffit, the General and Options tabs of the Soffit Specification dialog change. The preview of the soffit updates when new values are entered in the fields. This is a side view with the back of the soffit to the left.
The three inset diagrams show how the dialog relates to the sloped soffits.
Thickness is measured perpendicular to the slope of the soffit.
Width is measured left to right across the soffit.
Horizontal Length is measured from back to front in floor plan view. Since it is at a slope, this measurement is not the actual length of the soffit. It cannot, for example, be used to determine the length of a sloped beam.
For sloped soffits, both the front and back heights must be defined.
Height at Back is measured from the finished floor to the lowest point at the back of the soffit.
Height at Front is measured from the finished floor to the underside of the soffit at the upper end.
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