Groin Vault

This part of the model was going to be difficult to achieve. Not only did it have to look correct but it also had to fit perfectly within the spare assigned to the aisle on as I was aiming to keep everything within a standardized grid size.

When going to Ely Cathedral I noticed that most of the aisles were groin vault but the later aisle, closer to the end near the choir had ribbed vault. This was due to the construction of the lady chapel and they added ribbed decorative pieces to the ceilings when they joined the chapel and the main cathedral together.

In my attempts at creating the ground vault ceiling, I came across a very handle technique that made it very easy to get the perfect size and aesthetic for the asset.

First I created a Cylinder at the same width as the size I needed to ceiling (same width as the arch), I then cut half the cylinder away and set the pivot to its center and cutting a loop through the center. I think used the symmetry modifier to cop it from the center and rotated the coy 90o, I think did this again on top of the first and rotated it 90o the other way.

The result was perfect, granted this took some time to understand and first create but I now have a very simple and fast way of creating ceilings if I need to again.