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Floor and Ceiling Platforms

• Specify Layer 2 as the horizontal fram- specified in the Room Specification dialog
ing. Framing member spacing and of the room with the lower flat ceiling. See
width are set in the material definition. “Structure Panel” on page 436.
See “Define Material Dialog” on page
1028. Split Levels
• Specify Layer 3 as the drywall. A split level can be created by raising or
• Specify Layer 4 as the paint color. lowering the floor and ceiling heights of

A dropped ceiling composed of a metal grid various areas of the plan.
requires only two layers: one for the plenum In the following example, the lowest floor
and one for the tiles. height is 0, the next is 24, and the next is 48

You can create a raised floor, such as for a inches. The ceiling height in each room is set
shower pan, in a similar manner by at 109 inches. See “Split Levels” on page
specifying it in the Floor Finish Definition 720.
dialog.

Shelf Ceilings

In rooms with high or vaulted ceilings, it is
possible to have a smaller room such as a
closet that has a flat, lower ceiling. By
default, the area above the flat ceiling will be
enclosed by automatically-generated Attic
walls. See “Attic Walls” on page 378.
If you prefer, you can specify that these Attic
walls be suppressed and an open space be
created instead. This condition is referred to
as a Shelf Ceiling, or plant shelf, and can be

Floor and Ceiling Platforms

In many ways, rooms in Chief Architect are Floor vs Ceiling Platforms
defined by the floor platforms below them
and the floor and/or ceiling platforms above. Floor and ceiling platforms are not the same
thing in Chief Architect. Floor platforms
All floor and ceiling platform and finish have living space above them and are
materials are used for the calculation of the designed to be weight-bearing. Ceiling plat-
materials list. See “Materials Lists” on page forms, on the other hand, have living space
1263. below them but not above them. They are not
designed to bear weight and are typically less
strong - and less thick - than floor platforms.

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