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Adding Floors

floor can be generated based upon the Defaults dialog and build a foundation floor.
perimeter of the floor below or a blank floor See “Building a Foundation” on page 692.
can be created and drawn from scratch. See Select Build> Floor> Delete
“Adding Floors” on page 715.
Foundation to remove the foundation
Select Build> Floor> Insert New from the plan. See “Deleting Foundations”
Floor to insert a new floor below the on page 698.
current floor. See “Adding Floors” on page Select Build> Floor> Hole in Floor
715.
Platform to draw a hole in a floor
Choose Build> Floor> Delete platform on the current floor. See “Floor and
Current Floor to remove the current Ceiling Platforms” on page 427.
floor from the plan. For more information, Select Build> Floor> Hole in Ceiling
see “Deleting Floors” on page 719.
Platform to draw a hole in a ceiling
Select Build> Floor> Exchange platform on the current floor. See “Floor and
With Floor Above to move the Ceiling Platforms” on page 427.
current floor up one floor and the floor above Select Build> Floor> Floor Material
it down. See “Exchanging Floors” on page Region to create an area within a floor
718.
platform that uses different materials than the
Choose Build> Floor> Exchange floor. See “Floor and Wall Material Regions”
With Floor Below to move the on page 998.
current floor down one floor and the floor Choose Build> Floor> Rebuild
below it, up. See “Exchanging Floors” on Walls/Floors/Ceilings to force Chief
page 718.
Architect to recalculate the relationship
Choose Build> Floor> Build between the walls, floors, and ceilings in
Foundation to open the Foundation your model. See “Rebuilding Walls, Floors
and Ceilings” on page 719.

Adding Floors

When a new plan file is opened in Chief
Architect, two floor levels are present: Floor Note: Chief Architect allows only one floor,
1 and the Attic Floor. You can add up to 30 the foundation/basement, below the first floor.
total living floors, as well as create a Keep this in mind when you begin an as-built
foundation below Floor 1. or plan for a multi-story building. See “Foun-
dations” on page 687.
Floors can be added whenever you like; and
once created, they can also be copied, Build New Floor
swapped, and deleted.
New floors can be created in floor
plan view as well as in 3D views, and

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