Show 1st Floor From 2nd Floor Chief Architect

When creating your second and additional floors you will want to set the defaults for that floor s structure.

Show 1st floor from 2nd floor chief architect.

To do this click on the up one floor button on the toolbar until the second floor is active. In chief architect x10 and prior program versions navigate to tools reference floors change floor reference. In the change floor reference dialog. Select tools floor reference display change floor reference from the menu.

In the new floor dialog select make new blank plan for the 2nd floor. In chief architect x10 and prior program versions this was called reference floors. The current floor level you re on will be highlighted at the top. However they can be used to position walls stairs and other items in the plan.

The contents of the reference plan cannot be edited. Click the desired current floor in the top window to select it. The basics of adding additional floors and building foundations in chief architect. If you choose the first option you will want to move or delete any undesired walls on floor 2 once it is automatically generated such as walls for a.

In chief architect x10 and prior program versions select tools reference floors down one floor. Choose this option if you want to create a new top floor with exterior walls generated directly over the exterior walls of the floor below. Use the reference floor drop down to choose what floor you would like to reference. This floor will be the active floor in floor plan view.

Select tools floor reference display down one floor from the menu to move back down to floor 1. Next from the menu select build floor delete current floor and the contents of floor 2 will be removed. By default automatic is. The show reference floor checkbox will turn the reference display on off much like the reference display tool does.

In the change floor reference dialog that displays. Create a new floor by selecting build floor build new floor from the menu. To delete the second floor you must first go to the second floor. Reference display this option displays a floor as a reference superimposed over the current floor plan.