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Floor Defaults

Play VideoClassroom Design Project Training Video: Checking the Second Floor Defaults

The defaults for the current floor can be accessed by selecting Edit> Default Settings, then choosing Floor from the category tree in the Default Settings dialog. The Floor Defaults dialog can also be opened by double-clicking the Floor Tools button.

In addition, the Floor Defaults button can be added to a toolbar for quick access to the Floor Defaults dialog. See "Toolbar Customization Dialog".

The Floor Defaults dialog is similar to the Room Specification dialog, but controls the default settings for all rooms on the current floor. See "Room Specification Dialog".

Floor Defaults Dialog

Three settings on the General tab of are unique to the Floor Defaults dialog.

Use Above Floor's Platform for Ceiling - Check this box to create a single ceiling platform for the entire floor, which prevents unique materials from being assigned to the ceiling in individual rooms. This box is normally left unchecked.

Default to no ceiling - Check this box to have newly defined room have no ceiling above them.

On Floor 1 only, define the wall layer that you would lik to calculate the Living Area To. See "Living Area".


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