Open the chief architect plan in which you would like to customize deck planking or select file new plan to open a new blank plan.
Chief architect change floor direction.
In this example a simple 10 x 10 deck is used.
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.
Answer you can specify the direction that joists build using a joist direction line however this will force all the joists sharing a floor platform area i e all floors or ceilings at the same elevation to build in the direction specified.
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If you would like to adjust the offset of the pattern you can also do.
Joist direction lines specify joist direction and bearing lines define the boundaries for joist direction.
339 framing with floor and ceiling trusses.
How can this be done.
328 framing a floor with the beam and post tools.
A step by step process for messing around with floor defaults on chief architect.
Using the select objects tool click in the deck room then click the open object edit button.
Specifying joist direction and where joists are cut.
To rotate a material s pattern.
In the next dialog that opens select the edit.
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.
In vector views materials are represented using patterns.
Return to the plan materials dialog select your custom material and click the edit button.
Once one of these options is selected click on the edit button.
Specify the desired angle to which you would like to rotate the material s pattern.