Page 439 - Chief Architect Reference Manual

Room Specification Dialog

•If Roof Over This Room is checked, a Default to use the Ceiling Finish Defini-
roof automatically generates over the tion set in the current floor’s Floor
room. If unchecked, no roof generates. Defaults dialog. See “Material Layers
Definition Dialogs” on page 1001.
If this option is unchecked and a roof • Check the Default box to the right of
plane is manually drawn over this room, either button to restore the default struc-
its structure will be that of an eave rather ture and/or finish.
than a regular roof. See “Roof Panel” on
page 853. 5 Specify the characteristics of the
room’s Floor. Only the Floor Finish,
•If Flat Ceiling Over This Room is Structure, and On Structure Resize settings
checked, the room has a flat ceiling. If are available in the Room Type Defaults
unchecked, the ceiling follows the under- dialogs.
side of the roof or manually drawn ceiling
planes. •When Floor Under This Room is
checked, the room has a floor platform as
• Check Shelf Ceiling to prevent Attic specified below.
Walls from generating over the interior
walls that define the selected room. When •If Floor Supplied by the Foundation
unchecked, interior Attic Walls will gen- Room Below is checked, the floor plat-
erate if surrounding rooms have higher form for this room is a slab located on the
ceilings than the selected room. See floor below and cannot be edited here.
“Shelf Ceilings” on page 427. •If Monolithic Slab Foundation is
• Check Use Soffit Surface for Ceiling to checked, the current Floor Structure will
frame the roof over the selected room be replaced by a single 4” (100 mm) layer
using the framing defaults for fascia of concrete with footings that can be seen
rather than for rafters. in camera views only. When a stem wall
or grade beam foundation is generated, a
• The Ceiling Structure depth displays slab will be created beneath the selected
here for reference. Click the Edit button room.
to open the Ceiling Structure Definition
dialog and define the layers of materials
that form the ceiling platform. Check If the selected room has a living space
Default to use the Ceiling Structure Defi- located anywhere beneath it, avoid
nition set in the current floor’s Floor checking Monolithic Slab Foundation.
Defaults dialog. Not available for rooms
on Floor 0. See “Material Layers Defini- • When Monolithic Slab Foundation is
tion Dialogs” on page 1001. checked, specify the Pour Number of the
selected room’s slab floor. Pour Numbers
• The Ceiling Finish depth displays here are listed separately in the Materials List.
for reference. Click the Edit button to See “In the Materials List” on page 695.
open the Ceiling Finish Definition dialog
and define the layers of materials that • The Floor Finish depth displays here for
form the finished ceiling surface. Check reference. Click the Edit button to open

439