Fireplaces

A masonry fireplace can be placed in or away from a wall by selecting Build> Fireplace and then clicking in the drawing area.

Standard, corner and see-through prefabricated metal fireplaces are also available from the Fixtures (Interior) library category. These can be framed in with standard walls.

The display of fireplaces is controlled in the Layer Display Options dialog. See "Displaying Objects".

Fireplaces are edited, moved, resized, and deleted similar toother objects. See "Editing Objects".

Built into a Wall

To place a masonry fireplace in a wall, select Build> Fireplace and click on a wall. A fireplace is created with the outside of the fireplace flush with the outside of the wall.

Select the fireplace to display four edit handles located along the wall.

Click the diamond-shaped Depth handle and drag toward the outside of the wall. The fireplace will stop when the firebox front is flush with the inside edge of the wall.

In 3D views, fireplaces placed in walls display five edit handles: a Resize handle along each edge and a Move handle at the center.

Fireplaces always face the interior when placed on an exterior wall. If a fireplace is created on an interior wall, click on the edge of the wall to specify which way the fireplace should face. The fireplace is created with the firebox on the same side as the wall edge you clicked on to create it.

Freestanding

To place a free-standing masonry fireplace, select Build> Fireplace and click in an open area from a wall.

Unlike fireplaces placed in walls, free-standing fireplace have ten edit handles when selected and may be rotated, resized, or moved in any direction, similar to the way CAD boxes can. See "Editing Box-Based Objects".

Free-standing fireplaces can be selected and replaced with a symbol from the library by clicking the Replace From Library edit button. See "Replace From Library".

Fireplace Foundations

If a fireplace is added on the first floor before building the foundation plan, a foundation will be generated under the fireplace when the foundation is built.

The fireplace foundation is the same material type as the original fireplace, but will not have a firebox or a hearth. This fireplace foundation may be edited or deleted as desired. A firebox and hearth may be added in the Fireplace Specification dialog.