Chief Architect Change Floor Level

This option changes the active floor level to be the floor level above.

Chief architect change floor level.

The program automatically raises the default floor height of floor 1 up above the default terrain. How do i change the finish floor levels. In the default settings dialog click the arrow next to floors and rooms to expand the category then expand the floor levels category as well. Go down one floor and create a doll house view.

Notice that the program has restored the default ceiling height to the rooms on this floor. The appropriate default dialog will appear for the current active floor. You can easily create a split level in chief architect by controlling the floor and ceiling heights of different rooms in a plan. Creating a stage or raised area a raised area such as a stage platform can be created either with a polyline solid or by defining a room and raising the floor height in the room specification dialog.

Down one floor this option changes the active floor level to be the floor level below. Right now all are on the same level. No foundation the distance between default floor height of 0 and the terrain is equal to the depth of the default floor structure thickness for floor 1. The amount that the building pad is raised depends on the type of foundation you have built in your plan.

You may want to change the stem wall height to meet your frost depth needs however before making any changes to the structure settings in the room specification dialog. The floor finish is set to 0 and the floor structure becomes a 4 concrete slab. This value varies depending on the type of foundation that. Chief architect programs raise the building pad off the terrain for you automatically.

To modify which items display in floor plan view select tools floor reference display change floor reference. In chief architect both the floor height of floor 1 and the initial height of the terrain are given values of 0. Select a floor level of your choice then click the edit button. Here the floor 2 defaults dialog box is opened.

However the floor and the terrain are not actually at the same height. Just as on floor 1 select edit default settings from the menu and open the floor defaults dialog for floor 2. In chief architect x10 and prior program versions navigate to tools.