Select build wall straight exterior wall then click and drag to draw a simple rectangular structure.
Chief architect changing floor level.
Select a floor level of your choice then click the editbutton.
Make sure you are on the floor you want to modify then under the editmenu select default settings.
Click okto apply the changes.
Select edit default settings from the menu and in the default settings dialog expand the floors and rooms category select current floor and click the edit button.
Set the ceiling or floor elevations as needed.
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.
The amount that the building pad is raised depends on the type of foundation you have built in your plan.
From the menu navigate to edit default settings.
You can easily create a split level in chief architect by controlling the floor and ceiling heights of different rooms in a plan.
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.
In the floor 1 defaults dialog select the structure panel and specify the desired value for the ceiling for the rooms on the first floor.
The program automatically raises the default floor height of floor 1 up above the default terrain.
In chief architect both the floor height of floor 1 and the initial height of the terrain are given values of 0.
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.
Chief architect programs raise the building pad off the terrain for you automatically.
In the default settingsdialog click the arrow next to floors and roomsto expand the category then expand the floor levelscategory as well.