Show 1st Floor From 2nd Floor Chief Architect

In chief architect x10 and prior program versions select tools reference floors down one floor.

Show 1st floor from 2nd floor chief architect.

In chief architect x10 and prior program versions navigate to tools reference floors change floor reference. However they can be used to position walls stairs and other items in the plan. This floor will be the active floor in floor plan view. The current floor level you re on will be highlighted at the top.

In the new floor dialog select make new blank plan for the 2nd floor. Create a new floor by selecting build floor build new floor from the menu. The show reference floor checkbox will turn the reference display on off much like the reference display tool does. Derive new 2nd floor plan from the 1st floor plan.

Next from the menu select build floor delete current floor and the contents of floor 2 will be removed. In chief architect x10. Use the reference floor drop down to choose what floor you would like to reference. If you choose the first option you will want to move or delete any undesired walls on floor 2 once it is automatically generated such as walls for a.

To do this click on the up one floor button on the toolbar until the second floor is active. Select tools floor reference display change floor reference from the menu. When creating your second and additional floors you will want to set the defaults for that floor s structure. In the change floor reference dialog that displays.

Click the desired current floor in the top window to select it. By default automatic is. In the change floor reference dialog. Reference display this option displays a floor as a reference superimposed over the current floor plan.

Select tools floor reference display down one floor from the menu to move back down to floor 1. In chief architect x10 and prior program versions this was called reference floors. The contents of the reference plan cannot be edited. Once you are on floor two the change floor reference will show the number 2.