In the next dialog that opens select the edit.
Chief architect change floor direction.
Using the select objects tool click in the deck room then click the open object edit button.
339 framing with floor and ceiling trusses.
On the pattern panel of the define material dialog.
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How can this be done.
From the menu select edit default settings.
Question i want to change the direction of floor or ceiling joists in a certain area of my plan.
In this example a simple 10 x 10 deck is used.
Specify the desired angle to which you would like to rotate the material s pattern.
The adjust material definition tool works the same in all chief architect inc titles and versions.
328 framing a floor with the beam and post tools.
Return to the plan materials dialog select your custom material and click the edit button.
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Specifying joist direction and where joists are cut.
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.
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.
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.
If you would like to adjust the offset of the pattern you can also do.
To rotate a material s pattern.
In vector views materials are represented using patterns.