lighting fixture in multi-level ceiling

[iffans]

I create a ceiling with various level in a room and I get difficulty in placing lighting fixture onto the ceiling. It just snap to one level of ceiling. When I try to place it to the different level, it doesn't appear. Any suggestion?

[adegnan]

Use the temporary hide/isolate command to isolate only the ceiling you want to place it on.

[andrewg]

Not sure I'm reading your thumbnail correctly, but it looks like the donut shaped ceiling is suspended below the upper ceiling, & the upper ceiling passes over the lower ceiling.

If it's the upper ceiling that you can't place the lights, check your view range & make sure the upper ceiling falls within it. If that's not the case, try adjusting the view range to exclude the lower ceiling, place the lights, & adjust it back...

[Scott Davis]

Or go to a wire frame 3D view so you can see what plane the lights are snapping to.

[Daniel Hurtubise]

Ok, my qyestion is gonna look stupid but if you cut through that ceiling, wha does it look like ?
How do i get suspended ceiling to show the structure when i cut through it

[beegee]

You make a compound ceiling consisting of a finish layer and structure ( support furring )