Specifying joist direction and where joists are cut.
Chief architect change flooring direction.
Question i want to change the direction of floor or ceiling joists in a certain area of my plan.
On the pattern panel of the define material dialog.
From the menu select edit default settings.
How can this be done.
Click on the open object edit tool to display the room specification dialog and go to the materials panel.
Mixing joist depths and directions on the same floor.
To rotate a material s pattern.
Once one of these options is selected click on the edit button.
In your designs you may want to divide a room using different floor materials.
Click ok once more in the room specification dialog to set the change to the flooring material and close it.
The adjust material definition tool works the same in all chief architect inc titles and versions.
Return to the plan materials dialog select your custom material and click the edit button.
Building a floor platform that ledgers inside the foundation walls.
In the next dialog that opens select the edit.
Select floor finish and click on the select material button.
Joist direction lines specify joist direction and bearing lines define the boundaries for joist direction.
If you would like to adjust the offset of the pattern you can also do.
This displays the select material dialog where you can select the modified material and ok to apply it.
Expand the floors and rooms category select the floor ceiling platform option if you want to adjust floor and ceiling finishes for all floors in a plan or expand the floor levels subcategory and select the floor of your choosing.
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