Down one floor this option changes the active floor level to be the floor level below.
Chief architect change floor level.
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.
Chief architect programs raise the building pad off the terrain for you automatically.
This option changes the active floor level to be the floor level above.
In chief architect both the floor height of floor 1 and the initial height of the terrain are given values of 0.
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.
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.
To modify which items display in floor plan view select tools floor reference display change floor reference.
The appropriate default dialog will appear for the current active floor.
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.
Click ok to close the dialog and take a perspective full overview to see the results so far.
The floor finish is set to 0 and the floor structure becomes a 4 concrete slab.
However the floor and the terrain are not actually at the same height.
I m doing a two storey house but i need the change the levels of the rooms on the ground floor example the entry foyer floor level is 5ft higher than that of the garage and the dining room floor level is 3 ft higher than that of the entry foyer.
Just as on floor 1 select edit default settings from the menu and open the floor defaults dialog for floor 2.
Select a floor level of your choice then click the edit button.
In chief architect x10 and prior program versions navigate to tools.
Here the floor 2 defaults dialog box is opened.
Right now all are on the same level.
Close the 3d view to return to floor plan view then go up one floor to the new floor 2.
This value varies depending on the type of foundation that.
