It is possible to duplicate all objects on a floor including walls, doors, windows, and furniture. First, select all of the content using the Edit Area tool, Copy the content, then use the Paste Hold Position tool to paste the content onto another floor level.
A gap between floors is typically caused by modifying the Platform option in your Wall Type Definitions dialog so that it is on the exterior surface line of the wall type.
Creating a belly band, sometimes referred to as a mid-section trim, is easy using the Make Room Molding Polyline edit tool or the various Trim tools.
Open Below is a unique Room Type which has no floor platform and can be used for defining an open area in the floor below for a loft.
Use the Floor and Ceiling Finish Definition dialogs to control the floor and ceiling materials that are applied to individual rooms, floor levels, or the entire structure.
Use the Paste Hold Position tool to place an object in the same spot on a different floor or even in a different plan.
The Space Planning tools allow you to create a basic floor plan by creating and arranging 2D room boxes.
The Living Area should not be mistaken for the footprint of a house. Only true livable areas are included in the Living Area calculation. By default, exterior and hybrid room types such as Garage, Deck, and Porch are not included. Neither is any room labeled Open Below or Attic.
A raised area, such as a stage platform, can be created either with a 3D/polyline solid, or by defining a room and raising the floor height in the Room Specification dialog.
When there is more than one floor in a model, it is often helpful to see how they relate to each other. Any floor can be shown as a Reference Floor.
Wall height is determined by the ceiling height of a given room. To change the wall height, you need to change the ceiling height. Use the Half Wall tool for creating solid railings as their height can be set on the Newels/Balusters panel of the Railing Specification dialog.
There are a number of ways that a Cape Cod style house can be created automatically. One way is by controlling ceiling heights while another involves ignoring the top floor when generating the roof.
Both the Draw Stairs and Straight Stairs tools can be used to create a stair section between floor platforms on the same floor of a plan, or form a deck down to the terrain.
You can easily create a split level in Chief Architect by controlling the floor and ceiling heights of different rooms in a plan.
Use posts, multiple copy, and other features in Chief Architect to create a structure raised on piers.
When a foundation is generated based on the floor plan of Floor 1, a room on the first floor specified as either a Garage or Slab type will receive a stem wall or pier foundation with a slab floor and stem walls. If a monolithic slab foundation is generated, the room will receive a slab floor with curbs.
An isometric cutaway view of your floor system can be created by using floor material regions to show different floor structure layers.
Chief Architect's Material Region tools can be used to place different materials on a floor or wall within the same room, such as a walk-in shower.
The Project Browser is a convenient way to access all of the views that are present in a plan or layout file.
A storage loft can be created by using a second story that is mostly open to below.
