Click ok to close the dialog and take a perspective full overview to see the results so far.
Chief architect change floor level.
You can easily create a split level in chief architect by controlling the floor and ceiling heights of different rooms in a plan.
This value varies depending on the type of foundation that.
The appropriate default dialog will appear for the current active floor.
Go down one floor and create a doll house view.
Close the 3d view to return to floor plan view then go up one floor to the new floor 2.
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.
The amount that the building pad is raised depends on the type of foundation you have built in your plan.
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.
Here the floor 2 defaults dialog box is opened.
To modify which items display in floor plan view select tools floor reference display change floor reference.
Just as on floor 1 select edit default settings from the menu and open the floor defaults dialog for floor 2.
In chief architect both the floor height of floor 1 and the initial height of the terrain are given values of 0.
Chief architect programs raise the building pad off the terrain for you automatically.
The floor finish is set to 0 and the floor structure becomes a 4 concrete slab.
Notice that the program has restored the default ceiling height to the rooms on this floor.
Right now all are on the same level.
Down one floor this option changes the active floor level to be the floor level below.
How do i change the finish floor levels.
Select a floor level of your choice then click the edit button.
The program automatically raises the default floor height of floor 1 up above the default terrain.
However the floor and the terrain are not actually at the same height.
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.
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.
