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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

are always added above the top living floor. • Check Step floor/ceiling elevations to
To create a new floor, select Build> Floor> match existing floor to maintain all ceil-
Build New Floor. ing heights on the existing floor by step-
ping floor heights on the new floor to
match. Ceiling heights on the new floor
also become stepped accordingly. See
“Stepped Floor and Ceiling Platforms” on
page 428.
• Make new (blank) plan for the 2nd
floor creates a new top floor that is blank.
This option is typically selected only if
• Derive new 2nd floor plan from the 1st none of the exterior walls on the new
floor plan creates a new top floor with floor will be directly above the exterior
exterior walls generated directly over the walls on the floor below. If you choose
exterior walls of the floor below. Wall this method, it may be helpful to turn on
types and roof directives associated with the Reference Floor when drawing walls
the walls on the floor below are dupli- on the new floor. See “The Reference
cated; however, interior walls are not. See Floor” on page 722.
“Roof Panel” on page 395.
When you click OK, the Floor Defaults
• Check Move Highest Floor’s Roof Up to dialog for the newly created floor opens.
move any roof planes displaying on the Make any necessary changes to the floor
highest floor in the plan up one floor structure, moldings, or materials and click
when the new floor is created. Roof OK. See “Floor Defaults Dialog” on page
planes displaying on floors other than the 714.
top floor are unaffected. This option is
only available if there are roof planes The new floor becomes the current floor in
built on the top floor and is not available floor plan view. If, however, the new floor is
when Auto Rebuild Roofs is enabled. created in a 3D view, the camera remains on
See “Build Roof Dialog” on page 780. its original floor and does not move.
Insert New Floor
When Move highest floor roof up is
checked, roof planes on the top floor A floor can also be inserted beneath
will move even if the “Roof Planes” layer is the current floor in both floor plan
locked and manually edited roof planes are view and 3D views. Begin by making the
set to be retained. See “Roof Panel” on page floor you would like to insert a floor under as
781.
the Current Floor, then select Build> Floor>
Insert New Floor. See “Change Floor /
Reference Dialog” on page 723.

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